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AMERICAN 



Game and 
Fish Laws 



CONTAINING A 



COMPLETE DIGEST OF THE LAWS 
IN EACH STATE 



BY 

HENRY AUSTIN 

Of the Suffolk Bar, Author of "American Farm and Game Laws, 
"The Liquor Law in the New England States," etc. 




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Copyright, 1891, 
BY HENRY AUSTIN. 



COLLINS PRESS, 
15 Hilton Place, Boston, Mass. 



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PREFACE. 



In pi'L'pai'iniz this work the author has endeavored 
to make a brief, but comprehensive digest of the 
game and fish kiws. The material has been derived 
from the Revised Statutes, Codes, and the kitest 
enactments of the respective States. 

Trusting that iiis investigation may prove accept- 
able and useful, the author presents the result of his 

labor. H. A. 

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Boston, September 21, 1891. 



CONTENTS 



Game and Fish Laws. 





Page 




Page 


Alabama .... 


. 7 


Montana 


43 


Alas^ka 


9 


Nebraska 


. 43 


Arizona .... 


9 


Nevada 


44 


Arkansas . 


9 


New Hampshire . 


. 45 


California 


. lO 


New Jersey 


47 


Colorado 


11 


New Mexico . 


. 49 


Connect i tut . 


. 13 


New York . 


49 


Delaware . . . . 


15 


North Carolina 


. 56 


Distritt of Columbia . 


. 17 


North Dakota . 


56 


Floriila . . . . 


17 


Ohio .... 


. .57 


Georgia .... 


. 18 


Oregon 


59 


Idaho 


20 


Pennsylvania 


. 60 


Illinois .... 


. 20 


Khode Island . 


63 


Indiana . . . . 


21 


South Carolina . 


. 64 


loAva 


. 21 


South Dakota . 


65 


Kansas . . . . 


22 


Tennessee 


. 65 


Kentucky 


. 22 


Texas .... 


67 


Louisiana . . . . 


24 


Utah .... 


. 68 


Maine .... 


. 34 


Vermont 


69 


Maryland . . . . 


28 


Virginia . 


. 71 


Massachusetts 


. .35 


Washington 


75 


aiichigan . . . . 


.38 


West Virginia 


. 76 


Minnesota 


. 41 


Wisconsin . 


77 


Mississippi 


42 


AVyoming 


. 80 


3Iissouri .... 


. 42 







AMERICAN GAME AND EISN LAWS. 



ALABAMA, 



Night shooting, and the use of any float, sneak boat, box, or battery, 
in hunting waterfowl, is unlawful. 

3Iocking-bircls, Catbirds, and Thrushes protected at all times. 

Birds' nests protected, except those of crows, blackbirds, blue jays, 
hawks, owls, and other birds of prey. 

Possession, sale, or transportation in close season is forbidden. 

When Lavfnl to shoot (Tame, 

In Baldwin and Mobile Counties. 

Deer may be killed from November 1 to February 1. 
Wild Turkey from Noveml)er 1 to April 1. 
Quail, Partridge, from November 1 to April 1. 
Turtle Dove from September 1 to April 1. 
W' ild Duck from November 1 to May 1. 

Barbour County. 

"Wild Deer may be killed from October 20 to May J. 
Quail from September 1 to May 1. 
Turtle Dove from August 1 to May 1. 

Butler and Elmore Counties. 

Wild Deer may be killed from October 20 to February 14. 

Wild Turkey from October 20 to May 1. 

Turtle Dove from August 1 to Aprifl. 

Quail or Partridge from September \o to March 1.5. 

Calhoun and Tuscaloosa Counties. 

W^ild Deer, W^ild Turkey, Quail, or Partridge may be killed from 

Xoveiuberl to March 1. 
Turtle Dove from July 1.5 to March 1. 

Possession or sale in close season unlawful. 

Chilton and Sumter Counties. 

Wild Deer may be killed from September 15 to May 15. 
W'ild Turkey from September 15 to May 1. 
Turtle Dove from August 1 to March 1.5'. 
Partridge or Quail from October 1 to April 1. 

Colbert, Covington, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Marengo, 
Pike, and St. Clair Counties. 
Deer may be killed from Septeni... c 15 to April 1. 
Wild Turkey from October 1 to April 1. 
Partridge from October 15 to April 1. 

This does not apply to the killing of partridges in Covington County. 

Coosa County. 

Wild Deer mav be killed from October 1 to April 1. 
Wild Turkey from October 1 to May 1. 

Cullman, Limestone, and Madison Counties. 
W^ild Deer may be killed from July 4 to February 1. 
W^ild Turkey, Quail, or Partridge from September 1 to March 1. 



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Dallas County. 

Deer may be killed from October 20 to February 14. 
Wild Turkey from October 20 to April 1. 
Turtle Dove from July 10 to April 1. 
Quail from October 10 to March 15. 

Unlawful at auy time to trap, net, or snare any quail, or to sell or 
have in possession any quail so caught, but this provision shall not apply 
to owner of land. 

Greene County. 

Wild Deer may Ijc killed from November 1 to January 10. 
Wild Turkey from November 1 to April 15. 
Quail or Partridge from November 1 to March 1. 
Turtle Dove from November 1 to Februarj- 1. 

Mocking-bird protected. 

Sale or possession in close season unlawful. 

Unlawful to net or trap quail; but landowner may net or authorize 
others to net on his land between November 1 and March 1. 

Hale County. 

Deer may be killed from October 1 to February 1. 
Wild Turkey from October 15 to May 1. 
Quail or Partridge from November 1 to March 15. 
Turtle Dove from July 15 to March 15. 

Mocking-bird protected at all times. 

Possession or sale in close season unlawful. 

Birds' nests protected, except those of crows, blackbirds, blue jays, 
hawks, or birds of prey. 

Law^rence County. 
Quail or Partridge may be killed from October 15 to March 25. 

Act applies only to part of county north of line of township line, 
between townships 4 and 5, running east and Avest. 

Low^ndes County. 

Deer may be killed from October 20 to February 14. 
Wild Turkey from October 20 to April 1. 
Turtle Dove from July 4 to April 1. 
Quail from Octol^er 10 to March 15. 

As to netting quail, provision similar to that of Dallas County. 
Macon County. 

W^ild Deer may be killed from October 1 to February 1. 
Wild Turkey from October 1 to May 1. 
Turtle Dove from July 15 to April 1. 
Quail from October 1 to March 1. 

Unlawful to remove eggs from or destroy nests of game birds. 
Montgomery County. 

Deer mav be killed from October 20 to February 14. 
AVild Turkey from Octoljer 20 to INIay 1. 
Turtle Dove' from July 10 to April 1. 
Ouail from October 15 to March 15. 
Wild Duck from May 1 to October 1. 

Forbids at all times netting or trapping of the game bii'ds above 
mentioned. 

Morgan County. 

Unlawful to net or snare quail, except on owner's land. 
Perry County. 

AVild Deer may be killed from October 15 to Fe))ruary 14. 
Wild Turkey from October 20 to May 1. 
Turtle Dove from July 1 to March 15 
Partridge or Quail from October 15 to March 15. 
AVild Duck from October 1 to April 1. 

Unlawful at all times to kill deer in that portion of Perry County 
lying east of the Cahaba River. 



Alabama — Alaska — Arizona — Arkansas. 9 



Pickens County. 

Deer may be killed from Septemljer 15 to February 1. 
Wild Turkey from September 15 to April 15. 
Turtle Dove from August 1 to April 1. 
Quail from October 15 to March 15. 
AVild Duck from October 1 to April 1. 



ALASKA, 



Salmon. — The erection of dams, barricades, or other obstructions in 
any of the rivers of Alaska, with the purpose or result of preventing or im- 
peding the ascent of salmon or other anadromous species to their spawn- 
ing grounds, is declared to be imlawful. 



ARIZONA. 

Who) Lavful to shoot Game. 

Elk, Deer, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat, Ibex, may 

be killed from October 1 to February 1. 
Partridge, "Wild Turkey, Goose, Brant, Swan, Curlew, Plover, Snipe, 

Kail, Duck, from September 1 to March 1. 

Trapping or netting prohibited, except on one's own premises. 

Possession of above animals or birds during close season is prima 
facie evidence to convict, except such as are tamed or kept for show or 
curiosit}-. 

Grouse or Prairie Chickens protected for five years. 



FISH 

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to kill or destroy fish. 



Seining or netting fish is prohibited. Unlawful to use any explosive 
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ARKANSAS. 

IMien Lawful to shoot Game, 

Deer may be killed from August 1 to February 1. 

AVild Turkey from September 1 to INiay 1. 

Pinnated Grouse, commonly called Prairie Chicken, from September 

1 to February 1. 
Quail, sometimes called Virginia Partridge, from October 1 to March 1. 

The netting or trapping of pinnated grouse, quail, or wild turkev 
prohibited during close season, but during open season is allowed on 
one's premises. 

Any of the above birds destroying fruit on one's premises may be 
killed dtiring close season. 

Possession and transportation during close season, of birds protected, 
are prima facie evidence to convict. 

Sunday shooting prohibited. Exportation of game prohibited for six 
j'ears. 

Nests of wild birds protected, except those of crows, blackbirds, 
hawks, owls, eagles, and birds of prey. 

Yell County. 
Partridge, Quail, may be killed from September 15 to March 15. 
Unlawful to trap the above birds during close season. 



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■\Vild Turkey from August 15 to April l.i. 
AVild Deer from August 1 to February 1. 

Possession of above in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 

FISH. 

Game and fish public property, except fish in private ponds. The 
hunting, killing, and catching the same are declared to be a privilege. 

The exportation of fish from this State prohibited for six years. 

Seining or netting fish prohibited, except on waters wholly on the 
premises of persons using such device. Also lawful to use a very small 
seine not exceeding fifteen feet for catching very small fish, which may be 
caught to be used for bait, or for stocking other waters with fish, but for 
no other purpose. 

Also lawful to use a seine not exceeding sixty feet in length in any 
unnavigable stream or lake to catch fish for family use, or for picnics, and 
not for sale. Also lawful to place traps in unnavigable streams, provided 
such traps do not obstruct the free passage of fish in ascending or descend- 
ing such streams. 

CALIFORNIA. 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Quail, Partridge, Grouse, Wild Duck, or Kail may be killed from 

October 1 to March 1. 

Eggs of the above birds protected. 
Doves from June 1 to January 1. 

Deer, Elk, Mountain Sheep, or Antelope protected for two years. 

Possession of game in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 

Netting or snaring of quail, partridges, and grouse prohibited. 

Possession of bird snared or trapped ^jrima/acie evidence to convict. 

Mocking-birds and Blue Cranes, with eggs of same, protected 
at all times. 

Lake Merritt, Peralta. 

Wild Duck, Crane, Heron, Swan, Pelican, Snipe, or any wild 
animal or game of any kind cannot be shot within one hundred rods from 
high-water mark upon the land around the lake. 

Siskiyou County. 

Grouse, Sage Hen, or Prairie Chicken may be killed from August 1 

to April 1. 
Qviail from October 15 to March 15. 
Mallard, Wood, and Teal Ducks and all other species of duck from 

September 15 to April 15. 

San Mateo County. 

The use of dogs for shooting or killing deer prohibited. 
San Francisco County. 

Mallard Duck, W^idgeon, Teal, Kedhead, Pintail, Gadwall, Wood 
Duck, English Snipe, may be killed from September 1 to IMarch 1. 

FISH. 

^Vl^en Lawful to catch Fish. 

Any variety of Trout may be caught from April 1 to November 1. 
Catching of trout, except with hook and line, prohibited. 



California — Colorado. 11 

Fresh Salmon from October 1 to August 31. 

Netting of salmon and shad on Saturday and Sunday prohibited. 

Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Monterey, 
Alameda, Marin, Placer, and Nevada. 

Trout may he caught from April 1 to October 15. 
Seining or netting proliibited. 

Siskiyou County. 

Trout. — Unlawful to catch trout in this county at all times and 
seasons of the year. 

Eel River. 

Salmon may be caught from November 15 to September 15. 

San Francisco County. 

Striped Bass less than eight ounces in Aveight protected. 
Netting or seining is prohibited in all the counties. 



COLORADO. 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Partridgre, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, Prairie Hen, or Grouse may 

be killed from September 1 to November 15. 
Quail from December 1 to January 1. 

Snaring of above birds is prohibited. 
Ducks, Brant, Geese, and Swans from September 1 to April 1. 

Insectivorous and song birds protected. 

Snaring prohibited. 

Possession of birds in close season 2)rima facie evidence to convict. 

Bison or Buffalo protected for ten years from March 26, 1889. 

Mountain Sheep protecte<l for eight years from March 26, 1889. 

Ibex or Kockv Mountain Goat protected for ten years from March 
26, 1889. 
Deer, Elk, Fawn, or Antelope from December 1 to July 1. 

The law is that the above animals must have horns before being killed, 
and used for food purposes only. Shooting or snaring of the above for 
sole purpose of securing the skins or horns for sale or transportation 
out of the State is prohibited, and possession of same is j^riina facie evi- 
dence to convict. 

Game dealers may import from other States. 
Trout, F'ood Fish, may be caught from May 1 to December 1; must be 

used for food only. 

Possession of the above in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 

The sale and transportation of above fish out of the State is prohibited 
at all times. 

Trout less than six inches in length protected. 

The use of explosive substances or poisonous drugs to kill any 
trout or food fish prohibited. 

Seining or trapping forbidden. 



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CONNECTICUT, 



When Lnvjful to shoot Game. 

Quail, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse (called Parri-idge), and Gray- 
Squirrel may l)e killed from Octoljer 1 to January 1. 
Eggs and nests are protected. 
Wild Duck, Geese, and Brant from September 1 to May 1. 
Xests and eggs of above protected equally. 

Trapping, snaring, or netting of woodcock, quail, and ruffed grouse 
forbidden, except on one's own grounds. Possession by any person, 
or for any express company or carrier, during the close season is forbid- 
den. Shooting or being with gun and dog, without leave, on the enclosed 
grounds of an"y individual or corporation where notices forbidding hunt- 
ing are posted, is a breach of law even in the open season. Shooting, 
hunting, or having firearms in possession on Sunday in the open air is 
illegal. Song and insectivorous birds and their nests "protected. Restric- 
tions placed upon certain parts of Housatonic River and flats, hunting 
being prohiljited except on Tuesdays and Fridays, between October 20 and 
April -20. Rails may be shot in New Haven, Fairfield, and Litchfield Coun- 
ties from August 20 to January 1 ; other portions of the State from Septem- 
ber 1 to January 1. 

Eagle protected at all times. 

Shooting not allowed from boat propelled by steam or sails, and large 
guns prohibited. 

FISH. 

When Lavful to catch Fish. 

Shad may be caught from March 1 to June 20. 
Trout from April to July. 

Must be at least six inches in length and caught l)y hook and line. 

Owner of stream can fish at any time for above, and sell same. 
Pickerel, Pike, 3Iuskellunge, must be taken with hook and line, or troll, 

except from the running waters of the State or from Mudge Pond in 

town of Sharon. 
Black Bass f i-om June 10 to May 1. 

Must be taken with hook and line, except from Mudge Pond in the 
town of Sharon. 

Striped Bass unlawful to catch, kill, or expose for sale unless weigh- 
ing about one half pound. 

Exi)losives for destroying fish prohi))ited. 

Nets. — Every person who shall set or draw a seine or gill net in any 
river between sunset on Saturday evening and sunset on following Sun- 
day evening, between March l.^j and June W, or who shall at any time, in 
any river, use a net or seine for catching shad with a mesh less than two 
and one half inches square, shall be fined $100. 

Local Fish in// Laios. 

Ashford: forl)ids fishing in Mount Hope Reservoir without con- 
sent of owner, and punishes malicious destruction of fish. Branch 
River: forbids taking any fish with, net or seine. Canaan: for- 
bids use of any spear, seine, net, trap, or contrivance of any kind, 
other than a hook and line, for catching fisJi in Lake Wangum or Canaan 
Mountain Pond. Chatham: forbids taking Ijass in Pocotopaug Lake 
between April 15 and June 15. Cherry Poiid in the towns of Avon and 
Canton : forbids seine and net, hook "and line alone permitted. Clin- 
ton : forbids taking eels, save only with hook and line or spear. 
Connecticut River: forbids pound, "weir, set net, and similar conti-i- 



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vances in the Connecticut Kiver and adjacent waters between the Sliore 
Line Railroad at Old Lyme and southernmost point of eastern jetty 
at mouth of river, or in Loni;' Island Sound adjacent within one mile of 
said jetty in an easterly direction. Fyke nets are allowed from April 1 to 
July' 20; forbids taking striped bass or salmon from the Connecticut 
River in seines or nets, between the -iOth of June and the 30th of July; 
forbids taking lamprey eels between May 20 and Septeml)er 1. Cov- 
entrv: forbids taking any fish in South' Coventry Pond from Novem- 
l)er "L5 to April ]. Cove Pond, in Stamford and Darien : forbids 
seines, set and drag nets. Danbury : forbids leaving set line or net 
in any ponds at night. Darien waters: forbids taking eels between 
March 20 and October 20. East Aspetuck Creek, in Washington and New^ 
Milford: forbids set net, screen, rack, weir, or other fixed contrivance 
for Jish or eels. East Lyme : forbids taking fish from Pattagonsett 
Lake witii a seine; or takinjj fish with hook and line without consent 
of owners, between Noveml)er 1.5 and March 1.5; forbids nets in 
Salmon River Cove and Bride Pond Brook. Farm River: for- 
bids taking any fish except with baited hook or artificial fiy in 
Farm River or Strong River, in New Haven County, or in the 
bay into which it ficWs northerly of a line drawn due west 
from the extreme south point of Darrows Island exposed at low tide, 
and west of a line due north fi-om the east point of said island, exposed at 
low tide, and the high-water line of the opposite Brantford shore. Fish 
commissioners may give seining permits. Every person, except the 
members of the Waltonian Club of New Haven, who shall fish in any por- 
tion of said havm River or its tributaries, the right of llshing wherein 
shall be owned, leased, or lawfully acquired by said club, and except the 
riparian proprietor in the stream'opposite to the said lands respectively, 
or Avho shall for the purpose of fishing enter upoii lands of any other per- 
son adjacent to the portion of said stream or its tributaries, "the right of 
fishing wherein shall be owned, leased, or lawfully occupied by said club, 
shall pay to saiil club SlOl and be fined not less than .-?7 nor' more than 
$r>0, or 'imprisoned not less than ten nor more than sixty days or both. 
Persons unlawfully taking fish from hatching house or" breeding 
waters of said club shall be fined or imprisoned. Officers shall 
arrest without warrant. Farmington River: forbids nets above dam 
at Tarriffville, in Simsbuiy ; forbids M-eir and set nets with mesh less than 
five inches width in Windsor. Nets must remain open for thirty feet in or 
near centre of river. Forbids taking lamprey eels between May 20 
and September 1. Fish Pond in Stratford: forbiils any but hook and 
line fishing. Gardner's Lake (Bozrah Pond), New London County: 
forbids fishing lietween April 1 and July 1. Goshen: forbids wilfully 
taking any pickerel from Dog Pond or Tyler Pond in March, April, or 
May. Hokanum River: forbids fishing from December 1 to April 1, 
in East Hartford, above the lower mill dam; and use of seine or net in the 
river at any time. Holly Pond, in Stamford and Darien : Chapter 51, 
Laws ISSO, forbids fishing' by any one except residents of the State. Hou- 
satonic River: forbids nets or seines, between junction with Nauga- 
tuck River and Ousatonic Water Co.'s dam, from April 1 to August 1; 
forbids any but hook and line or troll fishing between the Zoar 
Bridge and Ousatonic Water Co.'s dam. Kent: permits hook and 
line only in Hatch and Leonard Ponds; forbids fishing from November 1 
to Alay 1. Killingly: forbids seine, draft, drag, or scoop net in any 
of the Chestnut Hill ponds or reservoii's, between June land November 
1. Lake Kenosia in Danbury : forbids taking any fish between 
November 15 and April 1.5 following, until 1805. Lake Wononscopowoc : 
forbids taking any fish between November 15 and June 15. Long 
Island Sound : forbids constructing along the shore any weir or pound 
for taking shad or whitefish within seventy rods of' any other weir 
or pound. Long Meadow Pond, in Bethlehem, in Litchfield County: 
forbids seine or net. Meriden : forbids fishing in reservoir of tlie 
Meriden Cutlery Co., in December, January, February, March, April, 
or May. Mianus River: forbids taking any fish with net or seine. 
Middlefleld Reservoir: forbids taking fish between November 1 and 
May 1 following. Middletown : forbids fishing in reservoir of 
water works without written permit from two water commissioners; 
forbids fishing in Black Pond from December 1 to March 1. Mill River in 
Fairfield : forbids seine, draft, drag, or sweep net, between Jellifi"'s 
dam and Perry's dam; forbids taking any fish with net or seine; 
forbids net, seine, draft, or drag net with meshes less than two and 



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one half inches sciuare, between Jelliff's dam and the southwest extremitj' 
of the l)reakwater at mouth of river. Munroe: permits hook and line 
only in Curtiss Mill Pond. Mystic River: forbids seining north of 
line running due east from lighthouse in Groton, from April 15 to Novem- 
ber 1. Seine may be used for bony lish south of Mystic Bridge in April 
and 3Iay. Seines are forbidden north of Upper Bridge in waters of Stou- 
ington above railroad bridge; forbids smelt fishing, save with hook 
and line. New Fairfield: forbids spearing in Squantz, Bearss, or 
Bull Ponds; forbids taking any fish from Ball's Pond between 
November 15 and April 15; forbids leaving set line or net in auv 
ponds at night. Newtown : forbids fishing or molestina: the spawn o"f 
fish in Taunton Lake, between February 1 and July 1. Norfolk: Act of 
March iv), 188i), forbids use of any spear, seine, net, trap, or contrivance of 
any kind other than a hook and" line for catching fish in Doolittle, Bene- 
dict, and Tobey Ponds. North Lake, in Hebron and Lebanon : for- 
bids t:Akino: any fish between November 15 and April 15. Paucatuck 
River: foi-bids weirs or pounds; limits the size of mesh in scoops. 
Quadic Reservoir: forbids taking fish between October 31 and Mav 1 
following. Quinnebaug River: forbids scoop nets; forbids taking 
fish except with consent of proprietors who have stocked the river. 
Quinnipiac River: forbids the use of nets; weirs, etc., below 
Doolittle's dam. Ridgt?field : forbids taking fish from Mamanasco 
Pond without consent of owners. Round Pond in Ridgefield : for- 
bids taking fish of any kind from March 1 to July 1, or taking black bass 
of less than six inches at any time; forbids fishing on Sunday; 
owner of adjoining lands may arrest on sight. Sabetlie River and 
tributaries, including "West or" Arawana River: forbids fishinsr save 
with hook and line, except between March 1 and December 1; forbicls use 
of nets with mesh less than two and one half inches. Salem: forbids 
taking fish from Carr Pond without consent of owner. Salisbury: 
forbids use of seine or net in Bantam Lake, Mount Tom Pond, or "in 
waters of town of Salisbury; forbids spearing in Chapinville Ponds 
or Twin Lakes. Chapter 82, Laws 1889, Sect. 2, forbids taking fish from 
LakeWashinee (one of the Twin Lakes) before July, 1893; any person 
found with lines proceeding from a boat anchored therein shall be 
deemed guilty of a violation. "Sect. 3 forbids taking fish from Long Pond 
and Round Lake, on Mount Riga, between November 1 and May'l; any 
person found with fishing tackle shall be deemed guilty of violation. 
Salmon River or Cove, 3Iiddlesex County : forbids se"t net or tine 
mesh net, except between April 1 and June 15. Saugatuck Bay and River 
in Westport : forbids net with mesh less than" three fourths inch 
square from November 1 to January 1, or five eighths inch from Jan- 
uary 1 to April 15, or one and one half inches from April 15 to November 
1. Sharon : forbids nets, seine, draft, or drag net, or spearing in 
Mudge Pond. Chapter 82, Laws 1889, Sect. 1, forbids taking fish from 
Mudge, Beardsley's, and Indian Ponds between February 1 and June 1. 
Sherman : forbid's use of spear, net, seine, draft, or drag net in Green 
Pond, Creek Pond, or Wood Creek; forbids taking any fish from 
Creek Pond between November 15 and April 15. Shetucket River: 
forbids seines and scoop nets. Stafford : forbids taking any fish from 
Orcuttville Reservoir Pond from November 1 to April l! Stamford 
Waters: forbids taking eels between March 20 and October 20. Ster- 
ling: forbids taking fish from Edwin G. Potter's Pond without con- 
sent of owner. Still River, in Brooktield, Fairfield County: for- 
bids taking fish by any means except with hook and line. Stonington: 
forbids taking ee'ls sj\ve only with hook and line or spear. Thames 
River: forbids, except for sliad, fyke, fish trap, fine net or seine with 
a mesh less than one and one fourth inches. Wallingford : forbids 
taking any fish from Community Lake or the creeks running into or 
connected "t\-ith it l)etween December 1 and April 1, inclusive. Waramaug 
Lake, Litchfield County: forbids fishing between April 1 and July 1; 
forbids use of seine, set net, or set line; possession of net or seine 
prima facie evidence. Bass of less than six inches must be returned 
to the" water. Waterford : forbids ticking eels save only with 
hook ami line, or spear. Westbrook: forbids taking eels save with 
hook and line, or spear. West Hill Pond, in New Hartford and Barkham- 
sted: forbids taking black bass between June 1 and July 1. West 
River: forbids the "use of any stationary net in West River, below 
Westville Bridge, or in New Haven Harbor within two miles of a line from 
high-water mark, from Oyster Point, in New Haven, to the old wharf in 



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West Haven. AVest Thompson Reservoir : Act of May 21, It^Sii, lorl)ids any 
person, except the members of the Union Fishing Club of Thompson, anil 
the riparian proprietors, to take any fish witliout consent of said club or 
of owners of reservoir, or for the purpose of fishing, to enter without such 
consent upon land adjacent to reservoir. Whitneyville Lake or Pond : 
forbids taking any fish from this, or from any reservoir belonging to 
the New Haven Water Company, without written permission of the'direct- 
ors. Winchester: forbids taking any fish except suckers with spear 
in Long Lake or Little Pond. Woodstock: provides tliat no person 
sliall take any fish from Black Pond, nor from Woodstock Ponds or Little 
River, from the Perry Bridge to the dam of the Harris Twine and W'arp 
Co., except by a hook and line, nor from June 15 to November 1 in each 
year, except on Saturday, from noon to 9 o'clock, p. m., nor shall 
except in like manner take 'any fish from either of said ponds or said 
river, from November 1 to June 1.5, except on the two Saturdays of Decem- 
ber, January, and February, and from S A. M. to 5 P. M., noV shall take 
any fish through the ice on *3Iarlbovough Pond in Marlborough, or East 
Hampton Pond, except on the last Thursday of each month. But Chapter 
49, Laws 1889, provides no person shall take any fish from Woodstock 
Lake or Little Pond, or from Little River between Woodstock Lake and 
the dam of the Putnam Water Company, in the town of Woodstock during 
the months of November, December, January, February, or March of any 
year. And adds : " That part of Sect. 2,416 of the General Statutes which 
prohil)its fishing in the above-named waters during certain parts of the 
year is repealed." 



DELAWARE, 



When Lav'ful to shoot Game. 

Nev^ Castle County. 

Partridge, Quail, Grouse, ^Voodcock, Hare, or Rabbit may be killed 
from November 15 to January 1. 

Kent and Sussex Counties. 

Partridge, Quail, Grouse, "Woodcock, Hare, or Rabbit may be killed 

from November 15 to Febi'uarj' 1. 
Ortolan, Rail, Reedbird, in any counties of this State, from September 

1 to February 1. 
T\"ild Goodie, Swan, Brant, or any wild duck, except Summer or "Wood 

Duck, from October 1 to April 15. 

Possession of above birds during close season pr/mrt /ffc/e evidence to 
convict. 

Night shooting or netting or snaring of partridge, grouse, woodcock, 
or quail prohibited. 

Hunting wild fowl with a swivel or punt gun and artificial light or 
lantern is prohibited. 

Insectivorous birds and their nests (except on one's own premises) 
protected. 

Sunday shooting illegal. 

Sale of birds without license prohibited. 

Shipment of game, except ducks and geese, out of a county or State 
without license, is illegal, unless the shipper make oath tiiat the game 
was legally killed, and is not intended for sale or profit. 

Game protacted in snow. 

Non-residents. — It is unlawful for any person not a citizen of this 
State to hunt, kill, take, or destroy, sell or expose for sale, or have in his or 
her possession after the same have been killed, any partridge, grouse, 
quail, woodcock, rabbit or hare, reedljird, ortolan, or rail, unless he 
shall have first obtained a license from the Delaware Game Protective 
Association. 



16 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Non-residents. — Tlie act of incorporation of the Delaware Game 
Protective Association provides: Sect. (1. That hereafter any person 
or persons, non-residents of this State, who shall kill, destroj^ hunt, or 
take any doe, buck, or fawn, or any sort of deer whatsoever, or shall 
kill, destroy, hunt, or take any partridge, moor fowl, ruffed grouse, com- 
monly called pheasant, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, or any kind 
of grouse, quail, woodcock, Wilson or gray snipe, reedbird, railbird, 
black duck, gray duck, sprig-tail, teal duck, mallard, or any other kind 
of wild duck, or any wildgoose, swan, brant, or other wild fowl, or 
any hare or rabbit, at any time, or shall catch any speckled brook trout, 
or speckled river trout, or any black bass, or other game fish, at any 
time Avithin this State, without complying with the By-Laws of this Game 
Protective Association, then the peri^on or persons so offending shall for- 
feit and paj^ the sum of fifty dollars (#50) each for each and every oflence, 
and may be proceeded against in any county in the State, wherein such 
person or persons may; be arrested, or wherein such offence shall have 
been conmiitted, and in default of the payment of the forfeit money, with 
cost of prosecution, any person or persons shall lie in the common jail 
until the same shall be paid; one half of the forfeit money shall lie "for 
the benefit of the person prosecuting for the same, and the remainder paid 
to this Game Protective Association, and all Acts or parts of Acts incon- 
sistent with this Act are hereby repealed; provided, that nothing in this 
Act shall prevent residents of this State from taking game or fish, subject 
to existing laws of this State. Justices of the peace in and for this State 
shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine oflences against the provis- 
ions of this" Act. Sect. 7. The fee for membership in this society for non- 
residents shall be five dollars for the first year, and for each succeed- 
ing j^ear two dollars. For residents of this State the meml)ership fee shall 
be two dollars for each and every year. . . . Sect. 8. That the Secre- 
tary' may admit persons to mem))ership, by letter or otherwise, upon pay- 
ment of the membership fee, and shall issue to the person becoming a 
member of this society a certificate of membership, which shall hold good 
for one year from the date of the certificate. Sect. i). That every member 
of this society shall be empowered to make arrests without warrant of any 
person or persons who may be found violating nny of the provisions of 
this Act, or infringing upon any laAvs made for the p'rotection of game and 
fish in this State, and bring him or them before a magistrate for examina- 
tion. Sect. 10. Tliat the Secretary of this society shall, on or before the 
first day of July and the first of November of each and every year, furnish 
to each of the Directors in the several counties named herein, twenty-five 
printed lists, containing the names of non-resident meml)ers of this society 
with their places of residence. Sect. 11. That it shall be the duty of the 
Secretary of this Associaton to leave at least two copies of the lists^3f non- 
resident members of the Association at the times named in the foregoing 
section, with each justice of the peace in the several counties; and it shall 
be the duty of the' justices of the peace to file one of the lists of non- 
resident members Avith their records, and to publicly post the other lists at 
their offices or places of business as soon as they may receive them. Sect. 
12. That any person loaning, transferring, or giving away his certificate 
of nieml)ership shall forfeit the same, and shall "not be readmitted to mem- 
bership in this society, except upon payment of the sum of twenty dollars 
to the Treasurer for a renewal of his certificate; and any person using a 
certificate of membership (not his own) for the purpose of enabling him 
to kill or take any game or fish mentioned in this Act, the person so ofi'end- 
in^ shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars for each and every 
oflence, to be collected in the same waj' and manner as prescrilied in the 
sixth section of this Act; and any person using a false or forged certificate 
of membership, or foi'ging or using a false certificate of membership, 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and iipon conviction thereof, 
shall be fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. Sect. 14. 
That the funds obtained from non-residents for certificates of membership 
shall be used for no other purposes than to pay legitimate expenses of the 
society, and for the pui'pose of stocking the State with game or fish, as the 
Directors may from year to j'ear determine. 

The Bj^-Laws of the Delaware Game Protective Association provide 
that: Any person or persons, non-residents of this State, wishing to kill, 
destroy, hunt, or take, at any time, any game as provided for in the sixth 
section of the "Act incorporating tliis Association," shall first become 
members of this Association by payment of the membership fee to the 
Secretary, receiving a certificate of membcrsliip signed by the President 



Delaware — District of Columbia— Florida. 17 

aud Secretary, and sealed with the corporate seal of saiil Association. 
Non-resident candidates for niemljership must be proposed in writing by a 
member of this Association, and the same countersigned by one of the 
Board of Directors. The fee for memljersliip in this Association for non- 
residents shall be live dollars (s?.")) for the first year, and for each succeed- 
ing year two dollars (!!?2). Each member shall receive from the Secretary 
a certilicate of membership, said certificate to be issued for the term of 
one year, and sealed with the corporate seal of the Association, and signed 
by the President and Secretary. 

FISH. 

Black Bass,' Trout, from waters of New Castle County, may be caught 
from June 1 to November 1. Fish must measure more than six inches 
in length. Possession of fish under required length prima facie evi- 
dence to convict. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

When Laviful to shoot frame . 

Ouail may be killed from November 1 to February 1. 

Kiiflfed Grouse from August 1 to February 1. 

Woodcock from July 1 to February 1. 

Prairie Chickens from September 1 to February 1. 

Snipe, Plover, from September Ito May 1. 

"Wild Duck, AVild Goose, AVild Branr", from September 1 to April 1. 

Rail, Reertbird, from September 1 to Februaiy 1. 

Deer from August 1.5 to Januaiy 1. 

Insectivorous birds, with their eggs and nest, protected. 

Netting or trapping wild birds or waterfowl prohibited. 

Killing of wild fowl in night-time and swivel gun prohibited. 

Sunday shooting unlawful. 

Possession of Inrds during close season is prima facie evidence to 
convict. 

FISH. 

Thei-e is no prohibition of hook and line fishing witliin the limits of the 
District at any season of the year. 



FLORIDA, 



Non-residents. — It is unlawful for any non-resident of this State to 
hunt for game of any kind or description, for the purpose of conveying the 
game killed or caught beyond the limits of the State, without first ob- 
taining a license from the clerk of tiie county in Avhich he proposes 
hunting, for which he shall pay the sum of twenty-five dollars; and in 
case there be a company desiring to hunt together under the same 
license, they all inay be "included in one license by paying an additional 
five dollars"^ each ; 1)ut not more than six persons shall be included in 
the same license. Violation a misdemeanor, penalty, fine of $.50 to ••? .500, 
one half to informer. The drying, salting, curing, packing, or caging 
game shall be prima facie evidence of intent to ship. 

Nests of sea birds and birds of plumage protected. 



18 American Game and Fish Laws. 



FISH. 

Fish Traps. — It is unlawlul tor any person to maintain any perma- 
nent trap or snare, or any other device that is permanent, for tlie" purpose 
of catchina: flsli in any of the lakes or streams in this State, or to use any 
seine 'or drag net for the purpose of catching fish in such lakes or 
streams during the months of February, INJarch, April, May, June July, 
August, and September of each year. 

Any person may fish in his own waters in any manner thought proper. 

Food Fishes. — It is unlawful for any one to catch or capture anj- of 
the followinof fish, Mullet, trout, redfish, sheepshead, pompano, mackerel, 
bluefish, red snapper, grouper, or juarell, within the waters under the 
jurisdiction of the State of Florida for the pui'pose of making oil, fer- 
tilizer, and compost therefrom. Unlawful to engage in catching fish for 
roes only, or turtle for eggs onl}-. 



GEORGIA 



Hunting deer by fire at night prohibited, except on one's premises or 
with full consent of the owner of lands hunted on. 

Sunday shooting prohibited. 

Dynamite and other explosives, for purpose of killing fish, is prohibited. 

Dams, traps, and obstructions for catching fish prohibited, unless 
the main channel of stream is left open for a space of ten feet at low- 
water mark, unobstructed for the free passage of fish up or down such 
stream. 

GAME LAWS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 

Bullock County. —Unlawful to catch, kill, pursue, sell, or possess any 
wild turkey, wild duck, partridge, or quail between April 1 and October 1; 
or to hunt or fish on lands of another without written consent of owner 
after notice has been given. 

Bvirke County. — Similar to Richmond County Act given below, save 
that it forbids killing wild turkeys and parti'idges between April 1 and 
October 1 ; and forbids possession or sale of summer-duck or dove 
between April 1 and August 15. 

Colquit County. — Unlawful to shoot or destroy any insectivorous bird 
at any time, or any deer, partridge, wild turkey, or wild duck between 
March 1 and October 1. 

Emanuel County. — Unlawful to hunt or fish on any lands of anothei', 
whether enclosed or unenclosed, without written consent of owner. 

Glynn County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap or kill, sell or possess, wild 
deer, wild turkey, partridge, or quail between April 1 and November 1; or 
at any time to destroy nest or eggs of wild turkey, quail, or wild duck. 

Habersham County. — Unlawful to kill or pursue wild deer between 
April 1 and October 1; or wild turkey between Maj'^ 15 and September 15. 

Houston County. — Unlawful to kill any insectivorous or singing birds, 
except such as are destructive of crops, or to kill, sell, or possess any par- 
tridge, snipe, or wild.turkey between April 15 and October 1. 

Jasper County. — Unlawful to shoot or snare or in any way kill any 
deer, wild turkey, or partridge between March 15 and October 15. 

Macon County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or kill in anyway, or to sell 
or possess any deer, wild turkey, wild duck, or partridge, between April 1 
and Noveml)er 1; or dove between April 1 and November 1; or rob nests 
of said birds at anytime; or poison any partridge or dove; or snare, net, 
or trap partridge on lands of another. 



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Madison County. — Unlawful to either destroy the nests of mocking- 
birds, or rob them of their eggs or young birds. 

Montgomery County. — Unlawful to shoot, kill, trap, or destroy any 
wild deer, wild turkev, wild duck, partridge, quail, snipe, or dove between 
April 1 and October 1. Penalty, line not to exceed $5(tu or jail six months. 
Possession or offering for sale shall he prima facie evidence of unlawful 
killing. Unlawful to desti'oy any mocking-bird, redlnrd, nonpareil, or 
any insectivorous bird; or to trap or net any wild turkey, partridge, or 
quail, or destroy their eggs or nests. 

Murray County. — Unlawful for non-residents of the county to camp- 
hunt for wild game. 

Newton County. — Unlawful to shoot, snare, or in any way destroy, 
or sell, or have in possession, any wild turkey, wild duck, partridge or 
quail, or mocking-bird, between April 1 and October 1 ; or dove between 
May 1 and August I; or to destroy nests or eggs of said birds. 

Oconee County. —Unlawful to trap or destroy at anytime any 
insectivorous birds save those destructive of crops; or any partridge, wild 
turkey, or wild duck, between April 1 and Octoljer 15. 

Pulaski County. — Unlawful to hunt or fish without consent of 
owner or agent, when land has been posted. 

Kabun County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or destroy any deer 
between April 1 aiid October 1, or wild turkey between May 15 and Sep- 
tember 1. 

Kichniond County. — Unlawful for any person who shall hunt, 
wound, kill, or take any fawn at any time. Unlawful for any person who 
shall in anv manner hunt, wound, kill, or take any buck or doe deer except 
between 0"ctober 1 and December ;n; or in any other manner than 
with dog or by shooting, in the daytime. Unlawful for any person who 
shall in any manner hunt, wound, kill, or take any wild turkey or any par- 
tridge between April 1 and October 15, or anj^ summer-duck or any dove, 
between April land July l,or any woodcock between January 1 and 
August 15. Unlawful at any time or in any manner to net, snai'e, or trap, 
or set any net, snare, or trap for any buck deer, doe deer, fawn, wild 
turkey, partridge, summer-duck, dove, woodcock, English duck, teal, snipe, 
plover, or any wild game bird, or poison or set out poison for any par- 
tridge or dove, or disturb, injure or destroy the nest of any wild turkey, 
partridge, summer-duck, dove, or woodcock, or rob the nest of any of 
said birds of its eggs or young, or buy or sell, or offer to sell, or have in 
his possession the eggs oruntledged young of any of said birds. 

Screven County. — Unlawful to hunt or fish on lands of another with- 
out owner's written consent, whether lands enclosed or unenclosed. 

Telfair County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or destroy any deer, wild 
turkey, wild duck, partridge, snipe, or dove between March 15 and October 
1. Sale or possession irrima facie evidence. Unlawful to destroy at any 
time any mocking-bird, redbird, nonpareil, or other insectivorous bird. 
Unlawful to hunt or fish on lands of another without having obtained 
written consent from owner or agent. 

Troup County. — Unlawful to shoot, ti-ap, or desti'oy any deer, wild 
turkey, or partridge between April 1 and October 1; or any dove between 
April"! and August 1 ; or any mocking-bird at any time ; or to destroy eggs 
or nests of said birds, or to net partridges except on one's own land or 
by permission of owner. 

AVasliington County. — Unlawful to hunt or fish or otherwise trespass 
on the lands of another after notice by owner or agent. 

Wayne County. — Unlawful to hunt or fish on posted lands of another 
Avithout owner's consent. 

White County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or destroy any deer 
between January 1 and September 1; or wild turkey between May 1 and 
September 1. 

Wilkes County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or destroy, or sell or 
possess, any wild turkey, partridge, or mocking-bird between April 1 and 
September 1, or at any time destroy their eggs or nests. 

AVilkinson County. — Unlawful to shoot, trap, or destroy any wild 
turkey between April'l and November 1; partridge between May 1 and 
October 1; or dove between March 15 and July 15. 



20 American Game and Fish Laws. 



IDAHO, 



]Vhen LavfiiJ to shoot Cirame. 

Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, may be killed from 

September 1 to January 1. 

Shooting above animals for purpose of obtaining hides or horns, or to 
ship the same out of the State for speculative purposes, is prohibited. 
Quail from October 1 to December 15. 

Pheasant, Grouse, or Prairie Chicken from July 15 to Febi'uary 1. 
"Wild Duck or Geese from August 1 to April 15. 

Moose protected for six years. 

Possession of the dead bodies of any of the birds or animals mentioned 
above is jjrima facie evidence that such person killed the same. 

FISH. ^ 

Netting of fish prohibited, except in taking salmon and sturgeon. 



ILLINOIS. 



When Lau'ful to shoot Game. 

AVild Duck, Doe or Fawn, Wild Turkey, may be killed from September 

1 to January 15. 
Pinnated Grouse or Prairie Chicken from September 15 to November 1. 
Kuflfed Grouse, Quail, Pheasant, or Partridge from October 1 to 

December 1. h 

Woodcock from July 15 to September 15. 

Gray, Red, Fox, or Black Squirrel from June 1 to December 15. 
Wild Goose, Duck, Brant, and other waterfowl from September 15 to 

April 15. 

Trapping and night shooting unlawful. 

Artificial ambush and sneak boat or other device prohibited. 

Shooting with swivel gun or from any sailboat or steamboat at an time 
unlawful. 

Possession, sale, or transportation out of State prohibited. 

Insectivorous birds with their nests protected. 

Game selling out of season prohibited. 

Five days allowed for disposal of game after expiration of open season. 

It is unlawful for any person to hunt with gun, dog, or net within the 
enclosed grounds or lands of another, without first obtaining from the 
owner, agent, or occupant his permission. 

FISH. 

Brook Trout may be caught from April 1 to July 15, only by hook and 
lines. 

Seining, or any device used for catching fish prohibited, except Ije- 
tween July 1 and April 1. Seines with meshes not less than two inches 
square in rivers or streams are allowed. 



Indiana— Iowa. 21 



INDIANA, 



When Lavful to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from Octoljer 1 to January 1. 

Chasing or worrying at any time prohibited. 
Quail or Pheasant (Kuft'ed Grouse) from October 15 to December 20. 
"Wild Turkey from >ovember 1 to February 1. 
Prairie Chicken from September 1 to February 1. 
AV^oodcoek from July 1 to January 1. 
Wild Dvick from September 1 to April 15. 
Squirrel from June 1 to December 20. 

Insectivorous and song birds, except English sparrows, protected. 

Hunting with dogs or shooting on enclosed lands without permission 
forbidden. 

Sale, possession, and transportation in close season prohibited; and 
the transportation beyond the State at any time is forbidden. 

"iVild Pigeons iM'otected within half-mile of nesting. 

Sale of snared game prohibited. 



FISH 



Fish taken with a spear between March 1 and January 1 prohibited. 

Seining not allowed, except lake heiTing may be taken by means of a 
spear or net during month of November. 

Fishing in the St. Joseph and Kaidiakee Rivers allowed l)etween 
April 1 and June 1; the Ohio River at all times. 



IOWA. 



When Lawfnt to shoot (rame. 

Prairie Chicken may be killed from September 1 to December 1. 

AVoodcock from July 10 to January 1. 

Kuflfed Grouse and Wild Turkey from October 1 to January 1. 

Deer and Klk from Septemljer 1 to January 1. 

AVild Fowl from August Li to May 1. 

Quail from October 1 to January 1. 

Not more than twenty -five each of grouse, woodcocks, or quails to be 
killed in any one daj^ by any one person. 
Beaver, Mink, Otter, and Muskrat from November 1 to April 1. 

(For the protection of private property, at any time.) 

Five days allowed after close season begins in which to dispose of 
game. 

Trapping, snaring, and netting of above birds forbidden. 

The killing of pinnated grouse, woodcocks, quails, or ruffed grouse, 
for traffic, declared unlawful; and shipping or carrying them out of the 
State is forbidden. 

Not to exceed one dozen per dav mav be shipped to anv person within 
the State. 

Shooting of wild duck, goose, or brant with any swivel gun or any 
kind of gun, except such as is commonly shot from' the shoulder, is un- 
lawful. 



22 American Game and Fish Laws. 



FISH. 

Salmon and Tront may be caught from April 1 to November 1. 

Bas8, Pike, Croppies, or any oUier game fish from May 15 to November 1. 

The sale, possession, or transportation of above fish during close 
season unlawful. 

Fish must be caught by hook and line, except minnows for bait; also 
that it will be lawful to take buflfalo and suckers by spearing l)etween 
November 1 and March 1. 



KANSAS, 



When LavjHl to shoot Game. 

Prairie Chicken or Pinnated Grouse may be killed from September 1 

to January 1. 
Quail from November 1 to January 1, on one's own premises. 

Snaring of above birds prohibited at any time. 

Unlawful to hunt upon occupied or impi'oved premises, without con- 
sent of owner. 

Sale, possession, and transportation in close season prohibited, except 
the first ten days after the period when shooting is forbidden. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

FISH. 

Black Bass, Perch, "Wall-eyed Pike, may be caught from May 1 to 
July 1, but by hook and line only. 
Explosives for killing fish prohibited. 



KENTUCKY, 



When Lai'\ful to shoot (rdrne. 

Female Deer may be killed from September 1 to March 1. 
Wild Fowl from September 15 to May 1. 
Quail, Partridge, Pheasant, from October 1 to March 1. 
Woodcock from June 1 to January 1. 

Song and insectivorous birds and nests of all birds protected. 

Trapping, snaring, and netting forbidden. 

Local Acts. — Pertaining to the counties in the 15th, 18th, 22d, 23d. 
25th, and 26th (except Boone County), 27th, and 31st Senatorial Districts, 
JeflTerson County outside of the city of Louisville, and Kenton County 
outside the city of Covington. The counties of Owen, Casey, Estill, and 
Lee are exempt from the provision of these local Acts. 
Buck, Doe, or Fawn from September 1 to March 1. 
Black, Gray, or Fox Squirrel from June 15 to February 1. 

The counties embraced in the 15th Senatorial District are exempt from 
above time, also Lincoln County. 
Hare, Rabbit, from October 20 to Fel)ruary 1. 

Counties from 15th Senatorial District exempt. 



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AVild P'owl Irom September 1 to May 1. 

AVild Turkey from September 1 to Februar}^ 1. 

Ouail, Partridge, or Pheasant from October 10 to February 1. 

Dove from August 1 to February 1. 

Song or insectivorous birds protected, except where the same is de- 
structive to fruit or grain crops. 

Nests and eggs protected. 

Possession of above birds during close season prima facie evidence to 
convict. 

Trapping or snaring prohibited. 

Hunting upon anotlier's land, after public notice by owner or occupant, 
unlawful. 

Bullitt County. 

Quail, Partridge, or Pheasant may be shot from September 15 to 

March 1. 

Snaring prohibited. 

To enter upon the lands of another, without the written permission of 
each owner, for the purpose of hunting, is unlawful. 

Warren, Hickman, and Fulton Counties. 

Quail, Partridge, or Plieasant may be killed from October 15 to Feb- 
ruary 1. 

Mocking-bird protected at all times. 
Nests and eggs protected. 

Henderson, Coyle, and Todd Counties. 

Deer, AVild Turkey, Pheasant, Partridge, Quail, Dove, or Kahbit 

may be killed from February 1 to October 1. 
Squirrel from January 1 to .Tune 1. 
"Woodcock from January 1 to July 1. 

Possession of above birds during close season prima facie evidence to 
convict. 

Estill, Jackson, Perry, Horlan, Butler, Grayson, and 
Edmondson Counties. 

It is unlawful for any person in above counties to engage in any deer- 
drive, hunt, or chase with a dog or dogs without the consent of owners of 
land over which they may hunt. 

Garrard County. 
Partridge may be killed from October 10 to February 1. 
Nests protected. 

Christian, Campbell, and Kenton Counties. 
Quail, Partridge, or Pheasant maj^ be shot from Noveml)er 1 to March 1. 
In Campbell County it is unlawful to shoot without first obtaining the 
permission of the owner or occupant of land in writing. 

Ballard and Carlisle Counties. 

Shooting by non-residents of above counties prohilnted. 

FISH. 

Netting fish prohibited, except in the Ohio or Cumberland Rivers. 
Unlawful to set any net Avithin half a mile of the mouth of any tributary 
of the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers. 

Non-residents of Ballard and Carlisle Counties prohibited from catch- 
ing fish. 

Fishing prohibited within fifty miles of the Kentucky River or its 
tributaries. 

From April 1 to May 31 it is unlawful to use a gaff or trap for 
purpose of taking fish in 'the Kentucky River or within five miles of the 
mouth of any tributary stream. 



24 American Game and Fish Laws. 



LOUISIANA. 



When LnvfuJ to shoot (rame. 

Buck, T>oe, or FaMii may be killed from October 1 to March 1. 

AVild Turkey from October 1 to April 15. 

Quail, Partridge, or Pheasant from October 1 to April 1. 

Insectivorous ami 3ong birds protected, as well as their nests and eggs. 
The possession, sale, or transportation during close season prohibited. 

Trapping or snaring unlawful. 

FISH. 

Seining prohibited. The construction of temporary works or breaks 
during the months of February and March is lawful for the purpose of 
catching buffalo and carp fish. 



MAINE 



When Lai'ifuJ to shoot Game. 

Moose. — Unlawful to shoot at any time, with the exception of bull moose, 

which may be killed between October 1 and January 1. 
Deer, Caribou, may be killed from October 1 to Januaiy 1. 

Hunting with dogs the above animals prohibited. 

Possession of carcass or hide in close season unlawful. 

The possession of more than one moose, two caribou, and three deer 
between October 1 and January 1 is prohibited. 

Transportation and exportiition during the close season prohibited. 

Game seized to be returned when bond is given. 
Ducks from Septemljer I to April 1. 

Kviffed Grouse or Partridge, Woodcock, from September 1 to Decem- 
ber 1. 
Quail from October 1 to December 1. 
Prairie Chicken from September 1 to January 1. 
Plover from August 1 to May 1. 

The possession or sale of more than thirty of each variety of birds 
above named during open season is unlawful. The transportation of above 
birds from place to place in open season is prohiljited unless open to view, 
tagged and labelled with owner's name and ;i(<'t)nn>anied by him. The 
transportation at any one time of more than fifteen of any one variety of 
birds above named, as the property of one person, is unlawful. 
Mink, Beaver, Sable, Otter, Fisher, from October 15 to May 1. 
Muskrat from March 1 to May 20. 

Insectivorous birds and nests protected, except English sparrows and 
hawks. 

Snaring or trapping of duck, quail, grouse, partridge, and woodcock 
prohibited. 

Sunday shooting prohibited. 

The governor may commission persons to take Ijirds for scientific pur- 
poses, not to exceed ten at one time. 

FISH. 

When Lawful to catch Fish. 

Salmon, Shad. — No salmon, shad, or other migratory fish shall be 
taken or fished for within five hundred yards of any fishery, dam, or mill- 
race. 



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Salmon may be caught from April 1 to July 15. except tliat between the 
15th day of July and the 15th of September it "is lawful to fish for and take 
salmon by the ordinary mode, with rod and single line, Ijut not otherwise. 

Smelts. — No smelts shall be taken or fished for in tidal waters except 
by hook and line, between the first days of April and October. All weirs 
for the capture of smelt-i shall be opened by April, but no smelts caught in 
such weirs after the first day of April shjill be sold or ofl"ered for sale in 
this State, nor shall smelts caught in any manner between the first dav of 
April and the first day of October following be offered for sale, sold, or 
shipped from the Stjite under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each 
offence; provided, however, that dip nets may be used lietween tlie first 
and twenty-fifth days of April; provided, further, that this section does 
not apply to smelts taken in the Androscoggin River above the Merrv Meet- 
ing Bay bridge, between the first days of Octoljer and November, nor to 
smelts taken in the Penobscot River "and its tributaries, between the first 
and fifteenth days of April. 

Landlocked Salmon, Trout, and Togue from May 1 to October 1, 
except on the St. Croix River and all the waters in Kennebec County, 
where fishing is allowed from May 1 to September 15. However, during 
February, March, and April, citizens of the State may fish for and take 
landlocked salmon, trout, or togue, and convey the 'same to their own 
houses, but not otherwise. 

^Vhite Perch from July 1 to April 1. 

The po'^session, sale, and transportation during close season of above 
fish prohibited. 

Fishing with hook and line only. 

Netting or seining prohibited except in tide waters. 

The catching of sea salmon or landlocked salmon, less than nine inches 
in length, or trout less than five inches in length, is unlawful. 

The possession at any one time for purpose of transportation of land- 
locked salmon, trout, or togue, weighing more than fiftv pounds in all, is 
unlawful. 

Black Bass from July 1 to April 1. 

Nets. — No net, other than a dip net, the meshes of which are smaller 
than one incli square in the clear, shall be used in any waters frequented 
by migratory fishes, except the St. Croix River, between the first days of 
April and October. 

Shooting upon any island within salt waters prohibited, unless by 
consent of owner or occupant. Notice must be posted on the banks in a 
conspicuous place. 

FISHING IN CERTAIN WATERS. 

Anonymous Pond.— Chapter 402, Laws 1889. Fishing for or taking 
togue, otherwise known as Thompson Pond trout, from Anonymous Pond 
in Harrison, is hereby prohibited for the term of six years from" the passage 
of this Act [under a "penalty of 82 for each of said fish taken.] 

Blue Mountain Pond. — Chapter 371, Laws 1889. All persons are for- 
bidden from taking fish of any kind from Blue Mountain Pond, in 
Franklin County, between October 1 and May 1 following of each vear. 
[Penalty, fine o"f not more than f 10 for each oiffence, and $1 for eaeli fish 
taken, one, half to complainant.] 

Chase Pond. — Chapter 326, Laws 1889. No trout shall be taken in 
any manner from Chase Pond in the town of Moscow, in Somerset 
County, during the term of five years from the passage of this Act. 
[Penalty, fine of not more than $10 for each offence, and $1 for each fish 
taken.] 

Dutton, Grindstone, Tufts Ponds. — Chapter 469, Laws 1889. All 
persons are prohibited from taking fish of any kind from Tufts, Grind- 
stone, or Dutton Ponds, or any of its tributaries, in the town of Kingfield, 
in Franklin County, between October 1 and May 1 of each year for the term 
of five years. [Penalty, fine of $5 for each fish, one half "to complainant.] 

Four, Beaver, Long: Ponds. — Chapter 206, Laws 1887 (as amended 
by Chapter 475, Laws 1889). No person shall take, catch, kill, or fish for 



26 American Game and Fish Laws. 

any locked salmon, trout, or any other fish, in any of the Four Tond, Beaver 
or Long Ponds^, or other waters in townships Dand E in Franklin County, 
between the first day of October and the first day of May following, in 
each year. [Penalty, a fine of $10 for each offence, and $1 for each fish, 
one half to <;omplainant.] 

Great, Sliorey's, Staple's, Parker's Brooks.— Chapter 405, Laws 
1889. All persons are forbidden to take trout or pickerel in any manner 
from the Great Brook, Shorey's, Staple's, and Parker's Brooks, in the 
town of Elliot, county of York, for a term of four years. From and after 
said time it shall l>e lawful to take fish from said brooks between the 
twentieth (lay of May and the twentieth day of July only, each year. 
[Penalty, a fine of $iO for each offence, and $1 for each fish, one half to 
complainant.] 

Kennebec County. — Chapter 447, Laws 1889. The taking of pickerel 
in the waters of Kennebec County in any other way than by hook and line 
is prohibited. [Penalty, fine of $10, one half to complainant.] 

Kneeland Pond. — Chapter 472, Laws 1889. All persons are hereby 
prohibited from taking fish of any kind from Kneeland Pond, so called, 
in the town of Albany, county of Oxford, for the period of four years. 
[Penalty, fine not exceeding $10 for each offence, and $1 for each fish, one 
half to complainant.] 

Letter B Pond. — Chapter 480, Laws 1889. The Oxford Club sha'l 
have the right to erect and maintain a dam in the outlet to Letter B Pond, 
in the town of Upton, in this State, for the purpose of protecting and culti- 
vating trout in said pond. No person shall take, catch, or fish for any fish 
in said pond between the first days of October and May of each "year. 
[Penalty, a fine of $10 to $30, and $2 for each fish, one half to pros- 
ecutor.] 

Liittle Sebaffo Pond. — Chapter 466, Laws 1889. No pickerel shall be 
taken from Little Sebago Pond or any of its tributaries, in the towns of 
Windham and Gray, in 'the county of Cumberland, with hook and line, or 
in any other way, "between the first day of October and the first day of 
June following, in each year, for a term of five years commencing October 
1, 1889. [Penalty, fine not to exceed $10 for first offence, and $1 for each 
fish, one half to "complainant.] 

l^ong and "Weeks' Ponds. —Chapter 470, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. All 
persons are hereby prohiljited from taking fish of any kind from Long 
Pond and Weeks' Pond and their tributaries, in the town of Parsonsfield, 
in York County, for the term of five years. [Sect. 2. Penalty, fine not to 
exceed $10, one half to complainant.] 

Moosehead Lake. — Revised Statutes, 188.5. Sect. 1. No person shall 
take, catch, kill, fish for, or destroy any trout, landlocked salmon, or othei- 
fish in the Misery and Saccatien or Socatian Rivers which empty into 
Moosehead Lake, from the tenth day of September to the first day of May. 
Sect. 2. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this Act shall forfeit 
and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for the attempt, and one dollar for 
each and every tmut, landlocked salmon, or other fish so taken, caught, 
killed, or destroyed, to be recovered by complaii-t before any trial justice, 
one half to the complainant and one half to the county where proceedings 
are commenced. 

Moose Pond. — Chapter 404, Laws 1889. That any person or persons 
who are found guilty of setting hooks for the purpose of catching pickerel 
in Moose Pond, in the town of Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, for the 
term of five vears from the passage of this Act, shall upon conviction of 
the same, before a court of proper jurisdiction, pay into the treasury of 
said county a fine of one dollar for each hook so set. 

Nevers', Carsley, Rogers', Tingley, and L,akln Brooks. — Chapter 
414, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. All persons art forbidden from fishing in or 
taking fish, suckers and smelts excepted, from the waters of Nevers' 
Brook, in Sweden, in the county of Oxford, Carsley and Rogers' Brooks, 
in Bridgton, Tingley Brook, in Bridgton and Naples, and Lakin Brook, in 
Sebago, and their tributaries in the county of Cumberland, for tlie term of 
six years. [Sect. 2 Penalty, a fine of $10 for each offence, and $1 for each 
fish,' one half co complaina'nt, and one half to any fish and game protection 
society in Cumberland County.] 

Parker's Pond. —Chapter 406, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. Fishing for and 
taking of landlocked salmon from Parker's Pond in the towns of Mount 



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Vernon and Fayette is hereby prohiljitetl for five years from the passage 
of this bill [under a penalty of $5 for each landlocked salmon caught in 
violation.] 

Parlin Pond. — Chapter 332, Laws 1889. Any person who shall 
kill or destroy any trout in Parlin Pond, its tributaries or outlet, by 
the use of giant powder, or any other explosive, or shall in any other way 
wantonly waste and destroy trout iu and around said waters, shall for each 
offence be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by imprison- 
ment not more than twenty days. 

Perkins' and Nute Brooks. — Chapter 372, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. All 
persons are forbidden fishing for or taking trout or any other fish from 
Perkins' and Nute Brooks, so called, and their tributaries, in the town of 
Woodstock, in the county of Oxford, for the period of three years. 
[Sect. 2. Penalty, a fine of f 10 for each offence, and $1 for each fish, one half 
to complainant.] 

Potter's Pond. —Chapter 467, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. No fish of any 
kind shall be taken from Potter's Pond and its tributaries, in the town of 
Carthage, in Franklin County, from the first day of October to the first day 
of May following, of each year. [Sect. 2. Penalty, fine of $10 for each 
offence, and .f 1 for each fish, one half to complainant.] 

Kangeley Lakes and Tributaries. — Chapter 21, Special Laws of 1881. 
Sect. 1. No person shall take, catch, fish for, or destroy any trout or land- 
locked salmon in the Kennebago, Kangeley, Cupsuptic, Mooselucmaguntic, 
Mollychunkamunk, and AVelokeunebacook Lakes, or in the streams fiowing 
into or connecting said lake->, during the months of February, March, 
and April of each year. Sect. 2. No person shall use spawn as bait for 
fishing in any of the waters named in the foregoing section during the 
month of September of each year. Sect. 3. Any person who shall violate 
the provisions of this Act shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for the 
attempt, and one dollar for each and every trout and landlocked salmon 
so taken, caught, killed, or destroyed, to be recovered by complaint before 
any trial justice, one half to the complainant, and one'half to the town in 
wliich the complaint is made. Revised Statutes, 1885, Chapter 451. Sect. 1. 
No person shall take, catch, kill, fish for, or destroy any trout or land- 
locked salmon in the Rangeley Stream between the mouth of the Kenne- 
bago Stream and the head of the i-^land at the eddy, so called, in said 
Rangeley Stream, from the first day of July to the first day of May; nor in 
that portion of said stream fi-om the head of said island to the Rangeley 
dam, atany time ; nor in the South Bog Stream which empties into Rangeley 
Lake, above the dead water at the mouth of said stream, fi-om the first day 
of July to the first day of 3Iay; nor in the Bemis Stream which empties 
into Mooselucmaguntic Lake, above the blue water, so called, at the mouth 
of said stream, from the first day of July to the first day of May ; nor in 
the Cupsuptic Stream which empties into the Cupsuptic Lake, between the 
foot of the first falls towards its mouth and its source, from the first day 
of July to the first day of May; nor in the Kennebago Stream between the 
foot of the first falls towards its mouth and the upper falls at the outlet of 
Kennebago Lake, from the first day of September to the first day of May. 
Sect. 2. Any person Avho shall violate the provisions of this" Act shall 
forfeit and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for the attempt and one 
dollar for each and every trout or landlocked salmon so taken, caught, 
killed, or destroyed, to be recovered by complaint before any trial justice, 
one half to the complainant and one half to the town where the complaint 
is made. 

Round Mountain Lake. — Chapter 316, Laws 1889. All persons are 
prohibited from taking fish of any kind from Round Mountain Lake or 
any of its tributaries, in township" number two, range five, in Franklin 
County, between October 1 and May 1 following of each year, for the 
term of five years. [Sect. 2. Penalty, fine of $5 for each fish, one half to 
complainant.] 

Royal's River. — Chapter 436, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. Fishing or taking 
fish from Royal's River and its tril)utaries in the town of New Gloucester, 
between Sabbath Day Pond and Jordan's mills in said New Gloucester, is 
prohibited for the spa"ce of six years. [Sect. 2. Penalty, a fine not exceed- 
ing $10 for each offence, and $l"for each fish.] 

Spectacle Ponds. — Chapter 343, Laws 1889. Sect. 1. All persons are 
prohibited hereby to take fish of any kind fi'om the Spectacle Ponds, so 
called, in the town of Porter, in the county of Oxford, between the first 



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day of November and the tenth day of June following, in each vear. 
[Sect. 2. Penalty, a fine of $10, one half to complainant.] 

Tim Pond. — Chapter 342, Laws 1S89. Sect. 1. No person shall take, 
kill, catch, or lish lor any trout, or any other flsh in Tim Pond, in township 
two, range four, in Franklin County^ between the first davs of October 
and Mav following, in each vear. [Sect. 2. Penaltv, line of $10 to $30 for 
each fish.] 

Weljb's Pond. — Chapter fi.o. Laws 1887. Sect. 1 as amended by 
Chapter 314, Laws 1889. All persons are prohibited herebv to take fish of 
any kind, excepting minnows for Ijait during the fishing season, fi-om the 
tributaries of Webb's Pond for the term of six vears. [Sect. 2. Penaltv, 
$10 for each ofi'ence, and $1 for each fish.] 

AVoodsxini's Brook. — Chapter 4(54, Laws 1881). Sect. 1. All persons 
are forbidden from taking any fish of any kind from Woodsum's Brook, so 
called, in the town of Waterbc trough, in York Countv, for the period of five 
yeai-s from the approval of this Act. [Sect. 2. Penalty, fine not to exceed 
$10, one half to complainant.] 



MARYLAND. 

[For Fish Laws, see page 35.] 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Partridge may be killed fi'om November 1 to February 1. 
AVoodcock from June 15 to February 1. 
Pheasant from August 15 to January 1. 
Rabbit from October 15 to January 15. 

Nests and eggs of above birds protected. 

The possession or sale of above birds bj^ any market-man or keeper of 
restaurant during close season is unlawful. 

AVild FowL — Shooting of wild fowl bedded in fiockg, from any 
vessel or craft of anv kind, is unlawful. 

Blinds. — Shooting of wild fowl from any l)ooby blind or artificial 
point, erected at a greater distance than one hundred yards from the 
natural shore from which the same may be extended, is prohibited. 

Baltimore Oriole protected at all times, as well as their eggs. 

Shooting upon land of another, without permission, is unlawful. 

GAME LAW IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 

Alleghany County. 
Wild Deer may be killed from August 1 to January 1. 

Possession of same during close season prima facie evidence to 
convict. 

Pheasant from September 1 to January 1. 
Partridge from Octol)er 15 to January 1. 
"Woodcock from June 15 to February 1. 
AVild Turkey from October 15 to January 1. 
Kobin from March 1 to April 1. 

LTnlawful at any time to shoot any bluebird, swallow, martin, finch, 
thriish, wren, oriole, or woodpecker. 

Anne Arundel County. 
Partridge, Ouail, Babbit, may be killed from Noveml>er 1 to Decem- 
ber 24. 
AVoodcoek from November 1 to September 1. 
Ortolan, Kail, from September 15 to November 1. 
Kobin from November 1 to April 1. 



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Xou-residents prohibited from sliooting, witliout consent of owner of 
land upon wliich said non-re-ident may hunt. 

Unlawful for non-resident to shoot unless he obtains a license from 
clerk of Circuit Court. Such license is for one year, and costs $6.50. 

Non-residents. AVild Fowl. — It is unlawful for non-residents to 
shoot or trap upon the waters of Patuxent River, its tributaries or marshes, 
any goose, duck, snipe, ortolan, or other wild fowl. 

' Jt is unlawful to shoot wild fowl from any booby blind or brush 
blind on the waters of Severn River in Anne Arundel County, except on 
Mondays, AVednesdays, and Fridays, and on the waters of Magothy River 
in said "county, excep't on Tuesdays and Fridays ; or on the waters of South 
River in said county on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays of each 
week. Before any person shall place any booby blind or brush blind in 
or upon said waters and shoot therefrom, he must obtain a license from 
the clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County, for which, includ- 
ing the clerk's fee, 82.50 must be paid : but any owner of a blind properly 
licensed may extend the privilege to any person to shoot therefrom on the 
days specified. Any person who shall violate any of the foregoing pro- 
visions is punishable by a fine of not less than $h nor more tlian 8"20 for 
each offence, so far as the same applies to Severn and ISIagothy Rivers, 
and a fine not to exceed $25 for each offence so far as the same is applicable 
to South River, and an additional fine of $5 to be imposed upon the owner 
of any blind wlio shall establish the same at a point nearer than three 
hundred yards from a blind already licensed, for each week said blind 
shall remain after due notice has been given to remove the same by the 
owner of the blind first established. Any person who shall trespass upon 
any blind established and licensed by this Act, by shooting at wild fowl 
from the same without the consent of the owner of said blmd, he or they 
shall, on conviction, be fined not less than SIO nor more than 820, to stand 
committed until fine is paid. The informer is entitleil to one half of all 
fines. All licenses begin on the 1st day of May, and continue only for one 
year from date thereof; and no one person shall be alloAved to license 
more than one blind in any, one season, and if more than one Ijlind is 
obtained by any person the same shall be revoked. 

Baltimore County. 

Kabbit may be killed from November 1 to December 26. 
"Woodcock" from .June 15 to February 1. 
Pheasant from September 1 to .January 1. 
Partridge from November 1 to December 24. 

Unlawful for any person, not a resident or taxpayer, to shoot wood- 
cock or rabbit without a license, but landowner may extend to any one 
the privilege of shooting on their lands. 

Possession in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 

Insectivorous birds and their nests protected. 
Deer from September 1 to .January 1. 

Wild Fowl. — Swivel gun, sink boat, or float prohibited. 

Night shooting unlawful. 

The use of any Ijooby blind or artificial point, at a greater distance than 
one hundred yards from the natural shore from which the same may be 
extended, is prohibited. 

Calvert County. 
Partridges may be killed from November 1 to .January 11. 

English Mocking-birds protected at all times. 

Caroline County. 

Partridge or Quail may be killed from November 1 to February 1. 

"Woodcock from .July 4 "to February 1. 

"Wild Duck from September 10 to April 1. 

^Vater Kail from September 20 to .January 1. 

Kabbit from November 1 to .January 1. 

Muskrat from December 1 to March 15. 

Non-resident License. — Unlawful lor any non-resident not a bona 
fide real-estate owner in said county to shoot or trap any of the above 
l)irds or animals without having firstobtained from the clerk of the circuit 
for said county a license which is good for one year, and fee for same is 
$4.50. 



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The sliipping out of the county any pai'tridge, quail, woodcock, or 
rabbit is unlawful. 

Carroll County. 

Partridge may be killed from October 20 to December 24. 
Woodcock from July 1 to January 1. 
Pheasant from October 1 to December 24. 
Kabbit from October l.i to December 24. 
Squirrel from September 1 to December 24. 

Nests and eggs of above birds protected. 

Possesion in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 

Insectivorous birds and their nests and eggs protected. 

Cecil County. 

Partridg^e, Kabbit, may be killed from November 1 to January 10. 

Woodcock from June 10 to January 1. 

Kail, Keedbird, Pheasant, from September 5 to February 1. 

Any person found shooting with dog or gun upon private propertv is 
unlawful. 

Possession of above birds during close season prima facie evidence to 
convict. 

Wild Fowl. Elk and Bohemia Rivers. — Sect. 361. It shall be law- 
ful for the bona fide citizens of Cecil County to shoot wild fowl froni sink 
boxes in the waters of the Elk and Bohemia Rivers and their tributaries 
in said county, from the first day of November in each year until the 
thirty-first day of March next succeeding, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 
and Saturday of each Aveek, upon obtaining a license so to do, as provided 
in the succeeding section. [Sects. 362-364. The license shall be issued by 
the clerk of the Circuit Court ; fee, $10. Consent of oAvner of land boi'dering 
the water must be obtained before the sink box can be placed. Applicant 
must make oath that he will comply with Sects. 361-364. Name or number 
must be conspicuously painted on the sink box.] 

Sassafras River. — Sect. 371. It shall be lawful for 6on« /(/e citizens 
of Cecil and Kent Counties to shoot wild fowl from sink boxes in the waters 
of the Sassafras River, in said counties [during the same season and on 
the same days of the week as prescribed in Sect. 361, upon taking out 
licenses therefor; fee, flO.] 

Chesapeake Bay. Season for Wild Fowl. — Sect. 380. All that part 
of the Chesapeake Bay and its waters lying northward of the following 
line, viz., beginning at the lighthouse on Turkey Point in Cecil County, 
and drawn Avestward to a point half a mile north of the most northerly 
part of Spesutia Island, thence continuing said line still westAvard Avithin 
half a mile of and north of the northern end of said island and the adjacent 
mainland until it reaches the shore in Harford County, at or near Oaking- 
ton, shall be subject to the operation of the twenty-tAvo sections folloAving. 
Sect. 381. The season for shooting Avild fowl northAvard of the line de- 
scribed in the preceding section shall begin on the first day of November 
in each and every year, and continue until the thirty-first day of March 
next succeeding in each and everj' year hereafter, and it shall not be 
laAvful for any person to kill or shoot at Avild fowl northAvard of said line, 
except from ashore, and southward of a line draAvn east from Point 
Concord lighthouse in Harford County to Carpenter's Point on the western 
shore of Cecil County, at any other time. [Penalty, a fine of $50 to f 100.] 
Sect. 382. It shall be lawful' to shoot teal ducks, mallards, black ducks, 
bald pates, and all other ducks, known as marsh ducks, in any manner 
other than by SAvivel gun, or big gun, from one hour before sunrise until 
one hour after sunset every day, from the fifteenth day of August to the 
first day of October of each year, on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, 
lying and being in the bounds described by Sect. 380. 

Night Shooting. — Sect. 383. No person shall shoot or kill, or shoot at 
an A" AVild I'oavI, in, on, or over the Avaters lying northward of the line de- 
scribed in Sect. 380, in the night-time, Avith gun of any size or description 
whatever. [Penalty, a fine of $100 to $500.] 

Shooting from Boats. — Sect. 384. No person shall, at any time, 
either in the day or night time, shoot or kill, or shoot at, any wild foAvl in, 
on, or over the Avaters lying northward of the line described in Sect. 380, 
from any vessel, boat, float, canoe, sneak boat, sink boat, or any other 



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craft of any kind or description whatever, within one quarter of a mile of 
any shore in Cecil or Harford Counties. [Penalty, a fine of $50 to $100.] 

Gunning Points. — [Sect. 385. Landowners may reserve gunning 
points.] 

Big: Guns. — Sect. 386. No person shall kill or shoot at wild waterfowl 
in, on, or over the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, from any boat, box, or 
vessel of any kind or description whatever, with any big or swivel gun, or 
any kind of gun which cannot be conveniently discharged from the 
shoulder at arm's length, and without a rest. [Penalty, a line of $100 to 
$500.] 

Shooting Days. — Sect. 387. No person shall gim for or after wild 
waterfowl, or shoot at or kill the same, northward of the line named and 
described in Sect. 380, but three days in each week, until the tirst day of 
January, during the season for shooting wild fowl, as fixed by Sect.*381, 
and those days, prior to the first day of January, shall be Monday, 
Wednesday, and Fridaj^; and on and after the first day of January, shall 
be Monday, AVednesday, Friday, and Saturday, until the end of the season 
for shooting wild fowl as aforesaid; and each of said days shall compre- 
hend the time intervening between one hour before sunrise and half an 
hour after sunset, of each day, and no more, and is not to include any part 
or pei'iod of a night. [Penally, a fine of $50 to $100.] 

Sink Box, Sneak Boat, License. — Sects. 388, 389. No person shall 
use any sink box or sneak boat of any description on the aforesaid waters 
for shooting wild fowl, without having first obtained a license from the 
clerk of the Circuit Court for Harford or Cecil County ; license good from 
November 1 to March 31; but shall not authorize the shooting of wild fowl 
therefrom within a less distance than one quarter of a mile of any shore 
in Harford or Tjecil Counties, or southward of the line particularly de- 
scribed in Sect. 380. Applicant for license must make oath that he is a 
bona fide citizen of the State, and will comply with the provisions of these 
sections. The number of the license must he conspicuously painted on 
the sink box or sneak boat. License fee for sink box, $5; for sneak boat, 
$20. Penalty for using said box or boat without a license, a fine of $.50 to 
$100. No person holding a license to gun for or after wild waterfowl 
shall, during the gunning season as fixed by Sect. 381, be allowed to 
anchor or otherwise make stationary any sink box, sneak boat, or any 
other vessel or craft, on the waters lying northward of the line named in 
Sect. 380, on any Tuesday, Thursday^ Saturday, or Sunday prior to the first 
day of January, of said gunning season, and on and after the said first day 
of 'January, on any Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday, nor until the hour of 
five o'clock A. M. on the moi'ning of the day next succeeding each of said 
days above specified; and no person holding a license as above described 
and engaged in gunning for wild waterfowl shall go on or over said 
waters with sink box, sneak boat, or other vessel or craft before the hour 
of five o'clock A. M. on the morning of the daj^ next succeeding each of 
said days as above specified. [Penalty, a fine of $25 to $.50; one half to 
officer making arrest; and violator and "craft and entire gunning outfit shall 
be deprived of the rights granted by the license for the next three succes- 
sive gunning days.] 

Netting. — Sect. 404. No person shall at any time take, catch, or trap, 
or attempt to take, catch, or trap, wild waterfowl, by net^ of any kind, 
within the Chesapeake Bay or any of its tributaries within Cecil, Harford, 
or Baltimore Counties, or within any of the waters of said bay lying north- 
ward of a line drawn westerly from the most southerly point of Cecil 
County bordering on said bay", to the most southerly point of Baltimore 
Count"y bordering on said ba'y. [Sect. 405. Penalt"y, $.50 to $200, or in 
default, 60 days' imprisonment. Sect. 406. .Justices of the peace of Cecil, 
Harford, and" Baltimore Counties shall have concurrent jurisdiction. 
Sect. 408. The possession of any net or trap prirna facie evidence.] 

Charles County. 

Partridge, Quail, may be killed from November 1 to December 24. 
"Woodcock from .July 4 to February 24. 
Rabbit from October 15 to .January 15. 

Non-resident Licenses. — It is unlawful for any person not a resi- 
dent of this countv to shoot or entrap any of the above birds, without 
first having obtained from the clerk of the "Circuit Court for the county a 



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license, which will cost $20. Any landowner may extend, in writing, the 
privilege of sshooting above Inrds "on his own land." 

^Vild Fowl. — It is iinlawt'iil tor any peri^on, not a resident, to shoot wild 
fowl in any stream, river, or creek," or any of the tributaries of the 
Potomac River within tliis county, without having tirst obtained a license 
from tlie clerk of the Circuit Co'urt for the countv; good for one vear; 
fee, $2.5. 

Sink boxes prohibited at all times. 

Dorchester County. 

Partridg'e may l)e killed from Noveml)er 1 to February 1. 
^Voodcock from June 1,") to Fcbruarv 1. 
Kabbit from October 20 to January 1.5. 

Mocking-birds protected at all times. 

Trapping or destruction of eggs or nests unlawful. 

Non-resident License. — Unlawful for non-residents to shoot or trap 
any partridge, Avoodcock, or rabbit Avithout lirst having obtained from the 
clerk of the Circuit Court for the county a license (good for one year; 
fee, $25). This provision does not apply to non-resident landoAvners and 
their relatives, nor to relatives or connections by marriage of bona fide 
residents of the county. 

"\^^ild Fowl. — Citizens of Hooper's Island may shoot Avild fowl from 
sink boats, blinds, or otherwise for home consumption, Avithin the Avaters 
surrounding said island, not exceeding one mile from the shores, but it 
shall be unlaAA'ful to kill wild foAvl fromsink boats or floating blinds Avithin 
tAVO miles Avest, south, or east of tlie shores south of the loAver Hooper's 
Island Ferrj'. It shall be laAvful for citizens of Meekin's' Neck to shoot 
wild fOAVl from sink boats or floating blinds on Honga River and Tar Bay, 
within two miles of the shore of Meekin's Neck. Nothing in the code of 
pviblic general laAA's shall be construed to prohibit any citizen of Dorchester 
County, or any person to AA'hom any citizen may extend the privilege, from 
shooting from any sink boats any AA'aterfoAA'l on Choptank River or trib- 
utaries, within the limits of said county, at any time from daybreak until 
dark, on any Tue^day, Thursday, or Saturday." That it shall "be unlaAvful 
for any other than bona fide, citizens or residents of Parson's Creek, Clnirch 
Creek," and Neck districts in Dorchester County to shoot Avild fowl from 
sink boats, sneak boats, boats carrying a light at night, or from blinds or 
otherAvise in the Little Choptank River. That it shall not be laAvful for 
any person or persons to shoot or trap AA'ild fowl or other game, AVithout the 
consent of the oAvner in any pond or ponds AA'hich are priA'ate property of 
any citizen of Dorchester County; provided, previous notice has been 
posted in tAVO conspicuous places at or near the shore of such pond. 

Frederick County. 

Pheasant, Partridge, Rabbit, may be killed from November 1 to Jan- 
uary 1. 

T^^ild Tvirkey from NoA^ember 1.5 to January 1.5. 

Gray or Fox" Squirrel from August 15 to December 20. 
Traflic in game prohibited. 
Insectivorous birds protected. 
Nests and eggs of above birds protected. 
Possession of any bii'd or rabbit prima facie evidence to convict. 

Snaring any of above" birds prohibited. 

Garrett County. 

"Woodcock, Pheasant, may be killed from September 1 to December 1. 
Snaring prohibited at all times for pheasant. 

Partridge from October 15 to December 1. 
Nests and eggs of above birds protected. 

AVild Turkey. — Snaring or other device for taking Avild turkeys pro- 
hibited betAveen January 1 to September 15. 

AVild Deer from October 1 to January 1. 
Hunting Avith dogs prohibited. 
Possession of deer meat in close season prima facie evidence to convict. 



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Harford County. 

Partridsre, Rabbit, may be killed from tirst Wednesday in November to 

January 1. 
"Woodcock from June 10 to January 1. 
Rail, Reedbird, Pheasant, from [September 1 to February 1. 

Insectivorou^i birds Avith their eggs and nests protected. 

Possession of above during- close season 7Jr/;Ho/rtc/e evidence to convict. 

Sliooting with dog on in-ivate property prohibited. 

Unlawful to beat the waters for the purpose of driving or frightening 
wild fowl from their feeding ground. 

Howard County. 

Partridge, Rabbit, may be killed from October 24 to December 24. 
"Woodcock from June \f> to December 24. 
Pheasant from August 1.5 to December 24. 

Eggs of above birds protected. Trapping of partridge prohibited. 

Non-resident License. — Unlawful for non-resident to shoot with- 
out first having obtained from the clerk of the Circuit Court for the county 
a license (good for one year; fee, $7..50). Any landowner may, by written 
invitation, extend the privilege of shooting oh his land. 

Kent County. 

Quail, Partridge, may be killed from November 1 to De<'ember 24. 
Woodcock fi'om July 4 to February 1. 
Rabbit from November 1 to December 24. 

It is unlawful for any person, not a bona fide resident of the county, to 
shoot or trap the above birds or animals, without having first obtained from 
the clei'k of the Circuit Court for the county a license (good for one year; 
fee, 84.00). 

Shipping for sale of above birds and animals at any season of the year, 
in any county or State, is imlawful without first obtaining a license fi-om 
Circuit Court for the county. Fee, $1.00; license good for a year. 

Possession in close season ijrima facie evdence to convict. 

Shooting on lands of another, after notice posted, is unlawful. 

Montgomery County. 

Partridge may be killed from November 1 to December 1.5. 
Woodcock from July 1 to January 1. 
Pheasant from September 1 to January 1. 
"Wood Uvick fi-om September 1 to January 1. 
AVild Turkey from November 1 to February 1. 
Rabbit fromNovember 1 to December 1.5. 

The trapping of rabl)its is lawful from October 15 to January 15. 

Insectivorous birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. 
Robins from September 1 to April 1. 

Birds of prey may be shot any time. 

Prince George's County. 

Partridge, Quail, Rabbit, mav be killed from November 1 to Decem- 
ber 24. 

"Woodcock fi-om November 1 to September 1. 

Robin from November 1 to April. 

English Mocking-bird protected at all times. 
Insectivorous birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. 
Birds of prej- may be shot any time. 

Queen Anne's County. 

Partridge, Quail, may be killed fi'om November 1 to December 24. 
AYoodcock from .July 4 to February 1. 
Rabbit from November 1 to December 24. 
Robin fi-om March 1 to October 1. 

Insectivorous birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. 

The provision relating to non-residents, export, possession, and tres- 
pass is similar to the county of Kent. 



34 American Game and Fish Laws. 

"Wild Fowl. — Sink boxes allowed by residents, but a license for same 
must be obtained from clerk of Circuit Court. Fee, $10 for one year from 
November 1. 

Shooting from any vessel or boat, while wild fowl are upon feeding 
grounds, is prohibited. 

St. Mary's County. 

It is lawful for any bona fide citizen of St. Mary's and Charles Coun- 
ties to shoot any waterfowl from any vessel or 'craft in the waters of 
Wicomico, and its triliutaries in St. Mary's and Charles Counties. 

The law as to birds similar to Queen'Anne's (see page .33). 

The law as to wild fowl similar to Anne Arundel (see page 28). 

Somerset County. 

Partridge, Quail, may l^e killed from November 1 to March 1. 
Wild Duck from October 1 to April 1. 
Rabbit from November 1 to INIarch 1. 
Mviskrat from November 1 to ISIarch 1. 
"Wild Goose from November 1 to April 1. 

Insectivorous birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. Crows and 
blackbirds may be killed at all times. 

Non-residents prohibited from shooting above birds and animals with- 
out obtaining license from Circuit Coui-t. Fee, iS!9..50; good for one year. 

If accompanied or invited by a resident, the above does not apply. 

Possession of above birds' or animals during close season \»iirima 
acie evidence to convict. 

Shooting upon private property, where notice is posted, prohibited. 

Talbot County. 

Partridge, Rabbit, may be killed from October 1.5 to December 31. 

"Woodcock from July 4 to January 1. 

Rail, Suninier-Duck, from September 10 to January 1. 

Trapping of above birds or destruction of their nests prohibited. 

Non-residents prohibited from shooting without license from Circuit 
Court. Fee, $9..50; good for one year. 

Shooting upon private property after notice unlawful. 

"I\^ild Fowl. — It is lawful to shoot wild fowl from sink boxes, pro- 
vided the waters where the boxes are used shall not be less than three 
liuudred yards in width. 

Night' shooting by artificial light prohibited. 

Washington County. 

Woodcock may be killed from July 12 to December 2.i. 
Pheasant, Dove, from August 12 to December 2.5. 
Rabbit, Squirrel, from Sei)tenilier 1 to December 25. 
Deer, "Wild Turkey, from Noveml)er 1 to January 15. 
Quail, Partridge, from October 20 to December 25. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Snaring of rabbits prohilnted. 

The sale of above birds and animals is pi'ohibited, and the sale for 
purpose of selling elsewhere is unlawful. 

Shooting of wild fowl in night-time prohibited. 

Wicomico County. 

■^'^oodcock may be killed from June 15 to FeViruary 1. 

Plover, Sandpiper, Partridge, Quail, fi'om November 1 to February 15. 

Rabbit from November 1 to February 15. 

Mink, Otter, Muskrat, from December 15 to March 15. 

Insectivorous birds, Avith their nests and eggs, protected. 

Possession in close season of above birds and animals prima facie 
evidence to convict. This provision, however, does not apply to person 
killing the above birds on his own premises. 

The sale of any partridge or quail after the same has l)een killed is 
prohibited, except for consumption as food. 

Export of above birds bej'ond the limits of the county is prohibited. 



Maryland — Massachusetts. 35 

Worcester County. 

Partridge may be killed from November 1 to February 1. 

Nij^ht shooting of partridges at all times prohibited. 
Rabbit from November 1 to January 15. 

Insectivorous birds, with their eggs, protected. 

Birds of prey may be killed. 

Possession prima facie evidence. 

The provisions as to sale and export are the same as in Wicomico 
County. 
Wild FoAvl from November 1 to April 10. 

Non-residents must obtain license to shoot Avild fowl from clerk of 
Circuit Court. The license is for one year, and the fee .«ilO. 

Netting of above birds prohibited. 

Shooting hy artificial light at night is prohibited. 

Night shooting prohibited, except from the shore. 

The use of any swivel or pivot gun unlawful. 

FISH. 

Trout may be caught from April 1 to August 1.5. 

Trout may be caught at any time in waters upon one's own land. 

Seining or netting is prohitiited. 

Fishing in private ponds unlawful after notice posted. 

Potomac River. — Public General Laws, Art. 39, Sect. 40. It shall not 
be lawful for any person to catch or destroy, or to attempt to catch or 
destroy, any fish in the waters of the Potomac River or tributaries above 
the place commonly known as the " Little Falls " of the Potomac during 
the month of May, except shad and herring, which may be caught at any 
time. Sect. 41. It shall not be lawful bnaiiv person to catch or destroy, or 
to attempt to catch or destroy, fish in the waters of the Potomac River'^and 
tributaries above the said "Little Falls" of the Potomac at any time bv 
means of sledging, or by trot or out lines set with live bait; nor shall it be 
lawful to catch or destroy, or attempt to catch or destroy, any black bass 
or salmon in any manner between the first day of May'and the first day 
of June, in each year; nor shall it be lawful for any person to kill fish 
with poison or drug or l)y the explosion of powder or other substance at 
any time. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



^yhen Lawful to shoot Game. 

Gray Squirrel, Hare, and Rabbit mav be killed from September 1 
to March 1. 

Deer fi'om November 1 to December 1, except in Plymouth and Barn- 
stable Counties, which prohibit shooting at any time. Deer kept upon 
one's own land may be killed at any time. 

Ruflfed Grouse (commonly known as'Partridge) , AVoodcock, from Sep- 
tember 15 to January 1. 
Pinnated Grouse protected. 

Quail fi-om October 15 to January 1. 

Black Duck, ^Vood or Summer-Duck, Teal, or anj' of the so-called 
duck species, from September 1 to April 15. 

Plover, Snipe, Sandpiper, Rail, or any of the so-called shore, marsh, 
or beach birds, from Julv 15 to May 1. 

Wild or Passenger Pigeon, Gull, or Tern from October 1 to May 1. 



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Snarinj?, trapping-, Ut=e of ferret:^, battery, i^wivel or pivot guns, and 
torch or other artilicial light, prohibited. 

Insectivorous l)irds pi-otected, except P>nglish sparrows, crow black- 
birds, crows, jays, birds of prey, M'ild gee>^e. 

Sunday shooting is prohibited. 

Owners of lands, or those authorized by them, may snare ruffed 
gi'ouse, hare, or rabbit during open season only. 

Nantucket, Tuckeriiuck, Miiskeget, firavelly Islands. — Who- 
ever shoots at or kills any wild fowl or any of the so-called shore, marsh, 
or beach liirds from boats* in the harbor and'great ponds of Nantucket, and 
the waters in and around the islands of Tuckernuck, Muskeget, and the 
Gravelly Islands, shall be punished for each offence by a fine of twenty 
dollars. 

Plymouth, Kingston, Dvixbury. — Whoever, within the limits of 
Plymouth Harbor or Bay, so called, including the waters adjacent to the 
towns of Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury, shoot's at or kills a l)lack duck 1»y 
the use of aiiy gun having a larger bore than that commonly known as No. 
8, or pursues a ))lack duck by the use of any boat or other 'floating device 
whatever, sliall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than 
twenty-five dollars. 

Dukes County. — Whoever knowingly introduces into the county of 
Dukes County and liberates therein any fox or raccoon shall be punished 
for each offence by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more 
than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 
thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

FISH. 

When Lawful to catch Fish. 

Salmon may be caught fi'om May 1 to August 1. 
Salmon less than one foot in length ]n-ohibited. 
Any other mode of taking salmon than by artificially or naturally 

baited hook or line prohibited. This provision applies to pickerel. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Lake Trout, from April 1 to September 1; 
except in counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden, 
Avhere such time will be between April 1 and August 1. 

Black Bass from July 1 to December 1, except this limitation does not 
apply to tlic Connecticut River or its tributaries. 

Smelt from June 1 to March 15. 

Anj' other mode of taking smelt than by artificially or naturally 

baited hook or line prohibited. This provision \loes not apply to Bristol, 

Barnstable, or Dukes Counties. 

The drawing, setting, stretching, or using a drag net, set net, purse net, 

or seine in any pond, prohiliited. 

Possession of game or fish dui'ing prohibited time is irrima facie evi- 
dence to (•onvi<'t. 

Fishing on Sunday is prohibited. 

Shad, Alewives. — Whoever takes shad or alewives, except in the Con- 
necticut, Taunton Great, Nemasket, and Merrimac Rivers and their 
tributaries, in any other manner than by naturally or artificially l)aited 
hook and hand liiie, on any day of the week but Monday, Wednesday, 
Friday, and Saturday, and'whoever takes shad exce]>t in the Connecti- 
cut River, or alewives, between the fifeenth day of June and the first 
day ot March, shall forfeit for each shad five dollars, and for each 
alewife twenty-five cents. 

Lobsters. — Whoever sells or offers for sale or has in his possession a 
lobster less than ten and one half inches in length, measuring from the 
extremitv of the bone projecting from the head to the end of the bone 
of the middle fli])per of the tailof the lobster, extended on its back its 
natural length, shall forfeit five dollars for every such lobster; and in 
all i)i(>sccutions under this section, the possession of any lobster not 
of the required length shall be prima facie evidence to convict. Any 
mutilation of a lobster affecting its measurement shall be prima facie 
evidence tliat the lobster is less than ten and one half inches in length. 



Massachusetts. 37 



Whosoever catches and mutilates a lobster by severino- the tail from 
the body before said lobster is cooked, shall be punished by a tine of 
five dollars for each offence; and in all prosecutions under this Act, the 
possession, by a person engaged in catching- or taking lol)sters, of the 
tail of any uncooked lobster so severed from the body, shall be prima 
facie evidence to convict. Whoever, during any season of the yeai', 
"catc-hes or takes, and whoever has in his possession in this Common- 
wealth, with intent to sell, any female lobster bearing eggs, shall be 
punished for each offence by a tine ot not less than ten nor more than 
one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the house of correction 
for not less than one nor more than three months; provided, however, 
that a person catching and taking any such lobster and immediately 
returning it alive to the waters from which it was taken, shall not l)e 
subject to such itenalty ; and provided, also, that this Act shall not apply 
to lo1)sters spawning in lobster cars, if they are immediately returned 
alive to the waters as aforesaid. 

Fish in Certain "Waters. Brandt Island. — In town of Mattapoi- 
sett, taking fish by any other means than hook and line within fifty rods of 
said island is unlawful, without written consent of Mattapoisett selectmen. 
Bnzzard's Bay. — Drag net, set net, gill net, purse or sweep seine of 
any kind, in the bay or harbors, coves or bights, unlawful. This shall not 
affect corporate rights, nor weirs, nor prevent fishing with nets for shad and 
alewives in influent streams of said bay, nor use of set or gill nets in 
Fairhaven waters Avithin a line drawn from Cormorant Rock to West Island 
Rips buoy to West Island Rips buoy to Fairhaven town line. 

Connecticut River. — Shad and alewives in river and tributaries 
between July 1 and March 1.5 protected. Fishing within 200 vards of anv 
flshway, or beyond 200 yards and within 400 yards, save with baited hook 
and line, unlawful. Gill nets in river or tributaries forbidden. Unlawful 
from March 15 to July 1, pound, weir, or set net, with meshes less than 2 
inches in extent; or seine at any time between sunset Saturdav and sun- 
rise Monday. 

Connecticut, Westfield, Deerfield, Miller's, Merrimac, Naslina, 
and Housatonic Rivers. — Use of sweep seine with mesh which stretches 
less than 5 inches, in these waters or tributaries, is forbidden. 

Edgartown and Cottage City.— Seine, mesh net, or gill net for taking 
fish, except mackerel, within three miles from shore, is forbidden. This 
shall not affect lessees of ponds nor corporate rights. 

Mashpee. — Non-residents fishing Avithout selectmen's permit, except 
in Hamblin's Pond and Popponessett Bay, is unlawful. 

Merrimac River. — Shad and alewives in river and trilmtaries, 
except between sunrise on Monday and sunrise on Fridav, from March 1 
to May 31, is forbidden. Fishing within 400 vards of anv tishwav is unlaw- 
ful. Sect. 36 forbids, from June 1 to Februarv 28 inclusive, anv net; net or 
seine with mesh not less than 2^ inches at any point below Essex Merrimac 
Bridge is allowed. Fish commissioners maj* license taking any protected 
lisli in tidal waters of river and tributaries, netting " shiners" 'for bait in 
November and December, except within 400 yards of a fishway; other fish 
shall be returned to the water. Gill nets forbidden. 

North River. — Chap. 199, Laws 1884, exempts North River, Plymouth 
County, from Sect. 41, Chap. 91; and forbids seine or seines over 385 feet in 
length. Chap. 336, Laws 1890, forbids obstructing passage of fish with 
seines, except when one is lawfully fishing. Permits hoop nets for ice 
fishing. Forbids use of torch, lamp, etc., for spearing. 

Mill River. — Shad protected in Mill River, in Essex, to July 1, 1892. 
Plum Island Bay Tributaries. — Chap. 105, Laws 1887 (amended bv 
Chap. 30, Laws 1889), forbids nets with mesh less than 2J^ inches; or taking 
smelt from March 15 to June 1. 

AVestport. — Chap. 193, Laws 1887, forbids nets, except for mackerel; 
but smelts, herring, alewives, and perch mav be taken in anv wav in 
Westport River above south end of Cadman's Neck. 



38 American Game and Fish Laws. 



MICHIGAN. 



When Laii-ful to shoot Gamp. 

Deer may be killed from November 1 to December 1. Except in Upper 

reniu^ula, deer may be killed between September 25 and November 15. 

On the island of Bois Blanc in Lake Huron, deer or elk are protected 
until November 1, 1899. 

Killing deer or fawn in red or spotted coat and in the water, or by 
means of pitfall or trap, is forliidden. 

Use of dogs or artiticial light unlawful. 
Wild Turkey from October 1 to December 1. 

Woodcock, Partridge, Ituflfed Grouse, from September 1 to January 1. 
W^ild Fowl, Wild I>uck, Wild Goose, Snipe, from September 1 to Janu- 
ary 1. 

All other kinds of waterfowl from September 1 to May 1. 
Quail from November 1 to January 1. 
Prairie Chicken from September'l to November 1. 

No trapping or snaring allowed for market. 

No punt or swivel guns allowed. 

Nests and eggs of birds protected. 

Possession, sale, or transportation during close season prohibited. 

Insectivorous and song birds protected. 

Trans]H)rtation of deer, riiffed grouse, quails, prairie chickens, and 
wild turkeys out of the State, or for any purpose other than for consump- 
tion as food within the State, strictly prohibited. 

Using guns within live miles of wild pigeon nestings, and netting 
within two miles, are prohibited. 

FISH. 

When Lavfnl to catch Fish. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Grayling, may be caught from ISIay 1 to 

September 1. 

Above fish must be at least six inches in length. 
Muskellunge, Black, Strawberry, Green, or White Bass from July 1 

to Mai'ch 1. 

Above fish must be caught by hook and line only. 

Possession of above during close season is unlawful. 

Unlawful to use spears between March 1 and July 1, except in Lakes 
Micliigan, Superior, Huron, St. Clair, and Erie, and in Saginaw Bay; ])ro- 
vided, however, that spearing or catching by dip net of nudlet, grass pike, 
red sides, and suckers is not unlawful. 

The sale, or to ship for purpose of sale, any brook trout or grayling 
from any of the inland waters of the State is prohibited. 

Nets in Lakes }Erie and St. Clair, Detroit and St. Clair 
Rivers. — No person shall extend any i)ound, trap, stake, or set net 
of any kind, or any other device for the purpose of taking fish 
in Lake Erie (within the juristliction of this State), further than one mile 
in an easterly direction measured from a line running from Point Mouille, 
in township of Berlin, in Monroe County, in this State, to Stony Point, in 
said county, nor farther than one mile out from a line running from Stony 
Point to Raisin Point, in said county, nor farther than one mile out from 
a line running from Raisin Point to Bay Point, or North Cape, of Maumee 
Bay, at the State line between the States ot Michigan and Ohio. Nets, or 
other devices for taking fish, extending from the shores of islands in Lake 
Erie within this State, shall not be extended farther than one mile from 
shore of said islands. No person shall use any pound, trap, stake, gill, or 
8et net, or like device of any kind for taking fish in any of the waters of 
this State connecting Lakes Huron and Erie, nor fish with any seine or 



Michigan. 39 



sweep net beneath the ice whicli may have formed or frozen upon the sur- 
face of said water, Ijetween a radius of two miles from the outlet of Lake 
Huron and the mouth of the Detroit River; provided, it maybe lawful 
with pound nets in that portion of I^ake St. Clair, between a line drawn 
across said lake easterly, two miles northerly of Windmill Point Light- 
house, and a line drawn easterly across said lake from the mouth of Milk 
River, as laid down on the chart of Lake St. Clair made by the United 
States Engineer Corps on the survey of the northern and northwestern 
lakes. No person shall use any net whatever, or device of any kind for 
the purpose of catching li^h, in the waters of Lakes Erie or St. Clair, within 
this State, beyond such limits as may be designated in this Act. No per- 
son shall use any pound, trap, stake, like, set net, or device of any kind 
for taking tish, in the St. Clair River within the jurisdiction of this State, 
excepting as provided for in Sect. 4 of this Act. No sweep net exceeding 
1,50 fathoms in length shall be used in any waters of this State for the pur- 
pose of taking fish. No sweep net exceeding sixtj' fathoms in length shall 
be used in the waters of Deti'oit River or St. Clair River within the boun- 
daries of this State. No person shall attach, either directly or indirectly, to 
any bridge across either of said Detroit River or St. Clair River, or to any 
pier, part, appurtenance of said bridge, any net or device by which the pas- 
sage of fish shall be prevented or impedeit. No bridge company, or other 
company, or person having the control of such bridge, shall license or per- 
mit, either for hire or gratuitously, any such net or device to be in any 
way attached thereto, or to any part thereof. It shall not be lawful for 
any person to catch or take whitefish between the twentieth day of 
November and the first day ol March succeeding in each year, in any of 
said waters of Lake Erie or Detroit and St. Clair Rivers; and immediately 
after said twentieth day of November, all nets, piles, stakes, and other 
appliances of every kind which have been used in the business of fishing, 
shall be carried or caused to be carried to the shore, or inside the channel 
bank, by the person or persons who have used them; and they shall also 
cause the ground beneath the waters where such fishing has been carried 
on to be cleared, so far as may be reasonable to be done, from all debris, 
and material found thereon, which has resulted from said business. Any 
person who shall attempt to divert the natural progress or running of 
whitefish within any of the waters mentioned in the diflferent sec- 
tions of this Act, by shingling, or any other device calculated to frighten 
or divert such fish from their natural course, shall forfeit the sum of .f 100, 
and imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, at the discretion of the court. 
Pound nets or seines shall not be construed to come within the provisions 
of this section, when used in compliance with this Act. No part of this 
Act shall be construed as a prohibition upon fishing with hooks, or with 
spears, or any instrument or device similar in principle of its operation to 
such hooks or spears, at any time and in any waters, nor upon fishing 
with sweep nets of any lengtli not exceeding 150 fathoms, in the waters 
where pound, stake, or trap or set nets, or set devices of any kind for tak- 
ing fish, may be used under the provisions of this Act. It shall not be 
lawful to use sweep nets within two miles of the mouths of St. Clair River 
during the months of December, January, and February in each year, 
nor to use seines in the above-named locality during the spawning season 
of black bass. 

L,ake St. Clair. — No person shall use any pound, trap, stake, set or 
sweep net, or device of any kind for taking fish, in Lake St. Clair within 
the waters embraced in the territory of the counties of Macomb and St. 
Clair during the months of March aiid April in each year. This Act shall 
not be construed as a prohibition upon fishing with a hook, or with spears, 
or any instrument or device similar in principle of its operation to such 
hook or spears, at any time in Lake St. Clair. 

Alpena and Presque Isle Counties. — It shall not be lawful for any 
person or persons to take or catch fish during the months of January, Feb- 
ruary, Mai'ch, and April, in any of the inland lakes of or situate in the 
counties of Alpena and Presque Isle. 

Swains' L.ake. — It shall not be lawful to catch, kill, or destroy fish 
with seines or with any species of continuous net, or with au}^ foiin of 
spears, or with any description of firearms in the inland lake known as 
Swains' Lake, in Jackson County, for a period of five years from and after 
the passage of this Act. Sect. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person or 
persons, between the first day of December in each year and the'first day 



40 American Game and Fish Laws. 

of April next i^ucceeding, to lish with a hook and line, or in any other man- 
ner, in the hike known as Swains' Lake in Jackson County. 

L,e.s Clieneaiix Channels. — It sliall he unlawl'ul hereafter to fish with 
seines, gill nets, or any form of pound or trap nets in the channels known 
as the Les Cheneaux Channels in Mackinaw County, or in the entrances 
thereto, except that portion lying east of the east line of Sect. 34, of town 
forty-tNVo north range one ea-^t; said line running north and south. 

I>onneirs Diamond, Mud, Indian, Dewey, Cable, Magician, 
Crooked, Round, Brush, and Long; Lakes. — It shall not be lawful for 
any person to take, catch, or kill any fish in the lakes known as Donnell's 
Lake, and Diamond Lake in Penn township, Mud Lake in Calvin 
township, and Indian Lake, Dewey Lake, Cable Lake, Magician Lake, 
and Crooked Lake in Silver Creek township, all in the county of Cass ; and 
the Crooked Lake and Bound Lake in the township of Iveeler, in Van 
Bureu County; and Brush Lake in the townships of Berrien and Pipe- 
stone, and Long Lake in Berrien township. Berrien County; Lee Lake 
in Newton township, county of Calhoun, with the spear, net, grab hook, 
or by the use of jacks or artificial light of any kind, or any kind of fire- 
arms or explosive material, set lines or other device, except the hook and 
line. In all prosecutions under this Act, it shall he prima facie evidence on 
the part of the people of the violation of the provisions of this Act, to 
show that the defendant was found upon the waters of said lakes with 
spear, net, trap net, jack or artificial light of any kind, or with dynamite, 
giant powder, or any other explosive substance or combination of sub- 
stances. 

Stone Lake. — Unlawful to take any fish in Stone Lake in the town- 
ship of La Grange, in the county of Cass; provided, that fishing with a 
hook and line shall not be deemed unlawful between the first day of May 
and November in each year. Penalty for violation, fine of $5 to $10a. 
(See following law.) 

Cass County. — It shall not be lawful hereafter to fish with seines or 
any species of continuous nets in any of the lakes within the county of 
Cass, which are situate in any or* either of the townships of Penn, 
La Grange, Jefferson, or Calvin. 'Sect. 2. It shall not be lawful to capture, 
kill, or destroy any fish in any of the lakes in the first section of this Act 
mentioned, except only that fishing with hook and line shall not be 
deemed unlawful between the first days of May and October in each year. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any part of said town- 
ships, except that covered by the waters of Diamond Lake in the town- 
ships of Jefferson, Calvin, Penn, and La Grange, and of Stone Lake in the 
township of La Grange. 

Goguac Lake. — It shall not be lawful to take or catch any fish in 
Goguac Lake, in the township of Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun, 
with spear, or by shooting them with firearms. 

Gun Lake. — It shall not be lawful for any person to take or catch 
any fish in the waters of Gun Lake, in the counties of Barry and Allegan, 
by means of spear, firearm, net, trap net, snare, or by the use of jacks 
or artificial light of any kind, or by the use of dynamite, giant 
powder, or an_y other ex'plosive substance or combination of sub- 
stances. In ail prosecutions under this Act, it shall be prima 
facie suflicient on the part of the people to show that the defentlant 
was found upon the waters of said lake with spear, net, trap net, 
jack or artificial light of any kind, or with dynamite, giant pow- 
der, or any other explosive substance or combination of substances. 

Pine Lake. — It shall not be lawful hereafter to take, or catch, or kill 
any fish in the lake known as Pine Lake, in the townships of Jefferson 
and Howard, in Cass County, for the term of eight years from the passage 
of this Act, with the spear, net, or grab hook, or any kind of firearms or 
explosive material or other device except the hook and line. 

Bad River and Branches. — It shall be unlawful for any person or 
persons to so stretch any wire, drive any stakes, or place* any other 
obstructions in the channel of the north fork of Bad River, in the counties 
of Gratiot and Saginaw, or in any of the branches of said streams, as to 
prevent the free passage of fish up or down the channel of said stream 
and its branches. 

Devil's Lake, Round Lake. — It shall not be lawful to catch, kill, or 
destroy fish with seines, or with any species of continuous nets, or with 



Michigan — Minnesota. 41 

any form of spears, or with any description of firearms, in the inland 
lakes kuo\yn as Devil's Lake and Round Lake in Lenawee County, and in 
Whitmore Lake in Washtenaw County. It shall not be lawful for anj^ 
person or persons between the first day of December in each 
year, and the first day of April next succeeding, to fish with hook 
and line, or in any other manner, in the lakes known as Round Lake, in 
Lenawee County, and Whitmore Lake, in Washtenaw County. 

Reed's L,ake, Fisk's L,ake. — It shall not be lawful liereafter to take 
or catch any fish in the lake known as Reed's Lake, or the lake known as 
Fisk's Lake, in tlie township of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, with 
the spear, or by shooting them with any firearms. Sect. 2. It shall not be 
lawful to fish in said lakes, or either of them, in any manner, or to take or 
remove any fish therefrom in any manner, at any time during the months 
of November, December, January, Februarj-, 31arch, and April in any 
year. 

Muskegon County. — It shall not hereafter be lawful for any person 
to fish with seines, pound nets, traps, trap nets, or any net of whatsoever kind 
or description, except dip nets, in any of the lakes', bays, bayous, harbors, 
rivers, or streams within the county of Muskegon in this State; and when 
such streams empty into Lake Michigan, or such lakes, bays, bayous, or 
harbors have an outlet into said Lake 3Iichigan, this Act shall apply to the 
waters of Lake Michigan at any point within the distance of ten rods from 
the outlet of any stream therein, or where there are are piers between 
which such waters are discluuged into said Lake Michigan within ten rods 
of the outermost end of such piers; provided, that except, as aforesaid, 
this Act shall not apply or be construed as applicable to the waters of Lake 
Michigan. 



MINNESOTA. 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

"Woodcock may be killed from July 4 to Novemlier 1. 

Prairie Hen or Chicken, or Sharp-tailed Grouse from August 20 to 

December 1. 
Partridge from September 1 to December 1. 
Kuffed Grouse or Pheasant from September 1 to December 1. 
Aquatic Fowls from August 20 to January 10. 

Quail. — No quail shall be hunted or killed at anv time until after Decem- 
ber 1, 189;i. 

Possession of above birds during close season is iJr/»?«/ffc/e evidence 
to convict. 

Big guns, artificial light, and nets unlawful. 

Decoys may be used in hunting ducks, wild geese, and Ijrant. 
Elk, Moose, Deer, from November 1 to December 1. 

Hunting above Avith dogs at any time unlawful. 

No game bii'ds or animals to be shipped out of State. 

Nests protected and trapping prohibited. 

Possession of carcass of above between the 15th of Decemljer and 1st 
of 'Sovemher piHma facie evidence to convict. 

FISH. 

When Lawful to catch Fish. 

Trout may be caught fi-om April 1 to October 1. 
Hook and line must be used only. 
Netting or seining unlawful. 
The possession and sale of trout during close season is forbidden. 



42 American Game and Fish Laws. 



MISSISSIPPI. 

Ulien Lawful to sJioot Game. 

Deer, Turtle Dove, L,ark, may be killed from September 15 to March 1. 
Wild Turkey, Quail, Partridge, from October 1 to May 1. 

Mocking-bird, Catbird, and Thrush protected at all times. 

Eggs of above birds protected. 

Possession or sale during close season of above birds is unlawful. 

In Jefferson County it is unlawful to catch in traps and nets any quail 
or partridge. 

The taking of any kind of game is prohibited in Tate County between 
March 1 and October 81. 

Jasper Countv has no laws on deer and wild turkeys. 

Unlawful to 'hunt with dogs and guns upon the lands of another, 
between November 1 and April 1, after the owner of land has posted a 
notice forbidding shooting. 

FISH. 

It is unlaw^ful to catch or destroy tish in any of the rivers, creeks, 
lakes, or waters of this State by the use of dynamite, gunpowder, or other 
explosive substance. It is unlawful to fish with gill nets in Tacagoula 
River, or in any of its tributary streams, lakes, or bayous north of the line 
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, within the limits of Jasper County. 



MISSOURI. 

When Laicful to shoot Game. 

Coon, Mink, Otter, Beaver, Muskrat, may be killed fi'om November 1 

to April 1. 
"Wild Buck, Doe, or Fawn from October 1 to February 1. 
"Wild Turkey from September 15 to March 1. 
Prairie Chicken from August 15 to February 1. 
Pheasant, Partridge, Quail, from October 1 to January 1. 
Turtle Dove, Meadow Lark, Plover, from August 1 to February 1. 
"Woodcock fi'om July 1 to January 10. 

Insectivorous and song birds, with their eggs and nests, protected. 

Snaring of prairie chicken or quail at any time unlawful. 

Possession and sale or transportation of' above birds or animals during 
close season is prima facie evidence to convict. 

Netting on one's own land of quail or prairie chicken is allowed, if for 
family consumption, between October 15 and February 1. 

Shooting on another's land without consent is unlawful. 

Non-residents. — It is unlawful for a non-resident to shoot or ensnare 
any of the above birds or animals. 

. FISH. 

Killing fish by poison or explosives is prohibited. 

Seining and Netting Fish. — If any person shall place or maintain 
in any of the waters of the State any seine, net, gill net, trammel net, bag, 
weir, or other device, or bv anv such means shall take or catch a fish in the 
waters of this State, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 
conviction thereof be fined in a sum of not less than $5 nor more than $100. 
Provided, the provisions of this section shall not apply to persons who own 
land a<ljoining such waters from taking for their own family use; and pro- 
vided further, they shall not prevent the free passage of fish fi'om passing 
up and down sucli waters. 



Montana— Nebraska. 43 



MONTANA, 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Bison, Buffalo, Quail. — Shooting of bison, buffalo, and quail unlawful 

for ten years from February 28, 1889. 

Possession of above during time prohibited prima facie evidence to 
convict, except that the above provision shall not apply to persons who 
raise or own buffalo. 

Exportation of skins of above animals forbidden. 
Deer, Mountain Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat, Antelope, Elk, 

Moo.se, may be killed fi-om September 1.5 to January 15. 

Unlawful to kill the above animals for the purpose of procuring the 
hide only, or for speculative purposes, or for market, or for sale. 

The use of dogs to hunt above animals prohibited. 
Beaver, Otter, Martin, Fisher, may l>e killed fi'om October 1 to April 1. 
Partridge, Quail, Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Hen, Sage Hen, from 

August 1.5 to November 15. 

Shooting of above birds for market, for sale, or for speculative pui*- 
poses is unlawful. 
Wild Goose or Dvick may be killed fi'om August 15 to May 1. 

Insectivorous and song birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. 

Possession of above birds during close season is prima facie evidence 
to convict. 

FISH. 

A fishing tackle consisting of a rod or pole, line and hooks or spear, 
shall be the only lawful means bv which fish mav be taken in any of the 
waters of the State. That the hook shall not be baited with any poisonous 
drug or substance, and that it shall be unlawful for any person or per- 
sons to make any dams or use any flsh traps, grab hooks or similar means 
for catching fish, and no speckled or mountain trout shall be caught at any 
time for speculative purposes, or for market or for sale, and it shall be 
unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any speckled or mountain 
ti-out caught in the waters of this State ; provideil, that a seine or catch 
net having a mesh of not less than one inch square may he used in the 
Missouri River below the Great Falls thereof, and in 'the Yellowstone 
River below Clark's Fork thereof, and nothing herein contained shall pre- 
vent the use of seines or nets for the purpose of taking fish to be trans- 
planted into private ponds, fish pools, fountains, or aquariums. Any 
person or persons, company or corporation, offending against this section 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof 
shall be fined in anV suln not less than $20 nor more than $100, or shall be 
imprisoned for a period not more than six months, or by both such fine 
and imprisonment. 

Killing fish by explosives is prohibited. 

The transportation and sale of fish contrary to the above provisions is 
unlawful. 



NEBRASKA 



When Lai'ful to shoot Game. 

Buflfalo, Elk, Mountain Sheep, Deer, Antelope, may be killed from 

October 1 to January 1. 
Grouse fi'om September 1 to January 1. 



44 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Quail, Wild Turkey, from October 1 to January 1. 

Snarin^: and trapping forbidden. 

Transportation of above birds or animals prohibited. 

Shooting: upon private land, unless by consent of the OAvner of prem- 
ises, is unla^Yful. 
Muskrat, Mink, Otter, fi*om February 1.5 to April 1.5. 

Muskrat houses protected. 

AVild Fowl. — Shooting by a swivel or punt gun prohibited. 

Unlawful to use any punt or sneak boat. 

Insectivorous birds' protected. 

FISH. 

Unlawful to fish in pond not exceeding ten acres without consent of 
owner. 

Salmon, Trout, Shad, Whitefish, Carp. — Unlawful to catch above 
fish which have been placed in any of the waters by the fish commission- 
ers or private persons. 

Fish must be caught by hook and line only. 

Seining or netting prohibited. 



NEVADA. 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Partridge, Pheasant, Woodcock, or any AVild Goose, Wood Duck, 
Teal, Mallard or other Ducks, Sand-Hill Crane, Brant, Swan, 
Plover, Curlew^, Snipe, Grouse, Robin, Meadow Lark, or Sharp- 
tailed Grouse may be killed from September 1 to March 15. 

Sage Cock, Hen, or Chicken from August 1 to January 1. 

Quail from Sei»tember 1 to January 1. 
Trapping of ([uail prohibited. 
Eggs protected. 

Deer, Antelope, Elk, Mountain Sheep, Moxintain Goat, fi'om Septem- 
ber 1 to January 1. 
Possession, sale, or purchase of above birds and animals during close 

season is unlawful. 

Insectivorous birds, with their nests and eggs, protected. 
Beaver. — Protected until April 1, 1897. 

FISH. 

When Lav'ful to catch Fish. 

Trout, L,andlocked Salmon, may be caught from April 1 to October 1. 
Lake Trout from April 1 to January 1. 

Netting of trout is prohibited. 

Transportation during close season is unlawful. 

The seining of any fish is forbidden. 

Humboldt River. — It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or 
kill in anv manner whatever, or to induce, cause, or employ any person or 
persons to catch or kill in anv manner whatever, anv of the fish within the 
waters of the Humboldt River or within the water of any of the tribu- 
taries thereof, from the first day of January to the first day of May follow- 
ing of each and every vear. It' shall be unlawful for any person, fi'om the 
first day of July to' the first day of December following, of each 
and every year, to sell, or to expose for sale, or to buy, procure, 
or accept for anv consideration from any person or persons whatever, any 
of the fish caug'ht or killed in the Humboldt River or in any of the tribu- 
taries thereof. 



New Hampshire. 45 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Moose, Deer, Caribou, may be killed from September 1 to January 1. 

Hunting witli dogs forbidden between September 15 and November 1. 

Each perj^on can only take one moose, two caribou, and three deer. 

Deer in Cheshire County. —Act of AugUf^t 14. 1889. Sect. 1. No 
person shall catch, kill, or destroy any deer within the limits of the county 
of Cheshire for a period of ten years 'from tlie passage of this Act. Sect. 2. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall forfeit for each deer 
caught, killed, or destroyed the sum of one hundred dollars; one half 
of which shall be for the use of the complainant, and the other half for the 
use of the said county of Cheshire. 

Plover, Yellowleg, Sandpiper, Duck, Kail, from August 1 to February 1. 
AVoocU'ock, Grouse, Partridge, CJuail, from September 1 to January 1. 

Snaring of above birds is prohibited. 

Possession or sale of woodcock, ruffed grouse, or partridge during 
close season is unlawful, except for consumption as food Avithin the State. 

Transportation of above birds during close season unlawful. 
Ducks may be shot on the seacoast or in salt water between February 1 

and Maj* 1. 

Nests and eggs protected. 

Insectivorous and song birds protected. 
Mink, Beaver, Sable, Otter, Fisher, from October 15 to April 1. 
Kaeeoon, Gray S<iuirrel, from September 1 to January 1. 
Hare, Rabbits, Muskrats, from September 1 to April 1. 

Hide or carcass of above animals during close season is prima facie 
evidence to convict. 

The use of ferrets, for the destruction of any rabbit or hare, is un- 
lawful. 

Shooting upon another's laud, after notice posted prohibiting the same, 
is unlawfuL 

Sunday shooting prohibited. 

FISH. 

When Laitful to catch Fish. 

Pike Perch, AVhite Perch, Lake Trout, mav be caught from Julv 1 to 

Mayl. 
Landlocked or Fresh AVater Salmon from April 15 to September 30. 

Must be ten inches in lengtli. 
Brook or Speckled Trout from April 15 to September 15. Trout must 

measure at least live inches. 

It is unlawful at any season of the year for lanj^ person to catch or have 
in his possession more than ten pounds of brook or speckletl trout, nor 
shall any such be transported, except in the possession of the owner. 

It is unlaAvful to catch in Sunapee Lake, any brook, speckled. Loch 
Leven, or rainbow trout of less than ten inches in length, or black bass less 
than eight inches. 

Black Bass from June 15 to May 1. Must be ten inches in length. 
Muskellunge, Pickerel, Pike,'Gi*aylin§:, from July 1 to April 1. 

Salmon, Parr, Smolt, Grilse, Shad. — It is unlawful for any ijerson, 
■within live years from the 14th of June, 1877, to catch or kill any salmon, 
or young salmon known as pai-r, smolts, or grilse, or any shad, in the waters 
of the Men-imack or Connecticut Rivers or any tributary of either of 
said rivers. Nor shall young salmon, known as parr, smolts, or grilse, be 
caught or killed in any of the" waters of the State. 

Possession of flsh'in close season is prima facie evidence to convict. 

Nets in the Piscataqua River and Great Bay shall be one mile or up- 
ward from each other, the flistance to be measured from the head of tide 



46 American Game and Fish Laws. 

water, by the main chanuel of said rivers, and shall be kept open fi-om 
July 15 to April 1, and fi-om sunrise on Fridav mornin.s' till suniise on 
Monday morning of each week, between April 1 and July 15. 

Public AVaters. Trespass. — No action is maintainable against anv 
person for crossing uncultivated land to reach any public water, for the 
purpose of taking tlsh, unless actual damage has been sustained. 

L,amper Eels. — No lamper eels shall be taken from anv waters in this 
State between the first day of May and the first dav of August in anv vear, 
within a distance of three hundred feet of anv fisiiwav. It is unlawful to 
take lamper eels fi-om any of the waters on Sundav, Mondav, and Tuesdav 
of any week during the months of May, June, and July of any year, and 
for any person to take or catch lamper eels at anv time in a trap, weir, or 
eel pot. 

Lobsters, Oysters, Herring, Mackerel. — It is unlawful for anv 
person to catch, preserve, sell, or expose for sale any loljster between 
August 25 and September 15; or at any time any lobster under 1014 inches 
in length, measuring Irom one extreme of the body to the other, exclusive 
of claws or feelers; nor shall any female lobster be killed or destroyed 
while carrying lier spawn or hatching her j^oung. No person shall take 
oysters from Great Bay or tril)uraries, during June, July, and August, nor 
dredge for oysters through holes cut in the ice. No person, not a citizen of 
this btate and resident therein, shall take by seine or net any fish called 
herring or hardheads, or mackerel, in anv waters, for salting or barrelling. 
Fine, $40 ; nets forfeited. 

Simapee Lake Tributaries. — It is unlawful to catch or take in any 
manner any fish from the brooks known as First and Second Pike Brooks, in 
the towns of Newbury and New London, and emptying into Sunapee Lake, 
for the term of four years, from (October 21, 1887". Any person violating 
this law shall be fined" twenty dollars for each offence or"be imprisoned not 
exceeding sixtj' days, or both; and the having in possession any fish, 
fishing tackle, or fishing apparatus by any person in the immediate vicinity 
of said brooks, or either of them, shall be prima facie evidence of a viola- 
tion of this law. 

Lake "Warren. — If any person shall take, catch, kill, or destroy any 
pickerel in Lake Warren in the town of Alstead, county of Cheshire," fi-oih 
the first day of November in each year to the first day of May following, 
for the term of ten years, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten 
dollars for each and everv pickerel taken, caught", killed, or destroyed, one 
half of which shall go to the complainant and one half to the county of 
Cheshire. 

Newfound Lake Tributaries. — It sliall not be lawful to catch or take 
in any manner any fish from the stream known as Cockermouth River in 
the towns of Hebron and Groton, between the dam of tlie old Kemp mill in 
the town of Groton to tlie covered bridge near the outlet of said river in the 
town of Hebi'on, nor from the stream known as Fowler's River in the town 
of Alexandria, between the dam of Saunder's mill, so called, and the 
Bristol town line on said stream, for the term of four years from the 
passage of this Act. Any person violating this law shall be fined thirty 
dollars for each offence or be imprisoned not exceeding sixty days, or 
both; and tlie having in possession any fish, fishing tackle, "or fi"shing 
apparatus, by any person in the immediate vicinity Of said streams, or 
eitlier of them, shall be pi^ima facie evidence of violation of tliis law. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the taking of minnows for 
bait, during the months of October and November of any 3'ear, fi-om said 
stream. 

Peniigewasset River. — All persons are hereby forbidden to take, 
catch, or fish for any fish in any way upon the Pemigewasset River, near 
tlie State hatching-house in Holilerness, anywhere between the abutments 
of the u](per dam on Livermore Falls, so "called, in Campton, and a point 
on saiil river half a mile below said abutments, southerly, measuring by an 
air line. Any person violating the provisions of this hiiw shall pay a fine 
not exceeding twenty dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding sixt"\' days, 
or both, for everv such violation. 



New Jersey. 47 



NEW JERSEY, 



Whrn Lav: fill to shoot Game. 

Deer max be killed from October 1 to December 1. 

Hunting with dogs prohibited. 
Quail, Partritlg:e, Rabbit, from December 16 to November 1. 
Prairie Chicken from November 1 to January 1. 
Pheasant, Kuflted Grouse, from December 16 to September 1. 
AVoodt'ock from July 1 to December 16. 
Upland Plover from August 1 to December 1. 

English Snipe from 3Iarch 1 to May 1 and October 1 to December 16. 
Keedbird, Kailbird, 3Iarsh Hen, from August 25 to December 16. 

Sale of game allowed ten days after close season. 
W^ood Duck from September 1 to January 1. 

Shoulder gun only allowed. 

AVild Pigeon. — Shooting wild pigeons on nesting ground unlawful. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Nests of all IMrds protected from March 1 to September 1. 

P.nglish sparrows not protected. 

The capture of and traffic in game and insectivorous birds, for the 
purpose of preserving or stuffing as an ornament or apparel, is proliibited. 

Sunday shooting prohibited. 

Traps larger than fox traps unlawful. 

Spring gun prohibited. 

Netting of game forbidden. 

Snared game in possession prima facie evidence to convict. 

Shooting upon another's land, without permission of owner or occu- 
pant, is unlawful. 

Barnegat Bay. — Act of March 14, 1S79. Sect. 1. That it shall not be 
lawful for any person to kill, captui'e, hunt, or shoot, or shoot at, in, on, or 
over that part of the waters of Barnegat Bay and its tide-water tributaries 
nortli of a line from Good Luck Point to the hotel called and known as the 
Bond House, opposite to Good Luck Point, any geese, brant, or ducks, at 
any time in the night, that is to say, between sunset and sunrise ; nor shall 
it be lawful at any time to kill, capture, or hunt geese, brant, or ducks in, 
on, or over the waters aforesaid, except only between the fifteenth day of 
October and the Jirst day of May, yearly and every year; provided, that 
there shall l)e nothing in "this Act to' prevent shooting geese from the land 
north of the above-mentioned line, between the fifteenth daj' of October 
and the first day of May, yearly and every year. Sect. 2. That it shall not 
be lawful for any person or persons, at anj^'time, to sail for, shoot, or shoot 
at any geese, brant, or ducks from any boat or boats, vessel or vessels, 
propelled by steam or sail, or fi'om any boat or boats or similar structure 
or structures, anchored or staked upon the waters of that part of Bai-negat 
Bay or its tide-water tributaries north of the line mentioned in the first 
section of this supplement; provided, that nothing in this Act shall prevent 
shooting from the ice. Sect. 3. That from and after the passage of this 
Act it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to kill, destroy, take, 
decoy, or drive in boats on the waters, or shoot about the shores of Mosquito 
Cove, being a part or arm of Barnegat Bay, or any of the creeks or streams 
emptying into the said Mosquito Cove, any wood duck, black duck, teal, or 
any other kind of duck or brant, except" only on Mondays, Wednesdays, 
and Fridays, and then only between sunrise and sunset of "each day of each 
week between the first of" September and the first day of May, yearly and 
every year. Sect. 4. That every person offending against the "provisions of 
this Act shall, for each and every offence, forfeit and pay the sum of 
twenty dollars, to be sued for and" recovered, with costs, iii an action of 
delit, before any justice of the peace in this State, by any person who shall 
sue for the same, and on non-payment thereof such "offender shall Ije 
committed to the workhouse or common jail of the county for any period 
not exceeding sixty days, and until said fine and costs are i)aid. 



48 American Game and Fish Laws. 



FISH. 

When Lav'ful to catch Fish. 

L,ake Trovit, Bas8, may be caught from INIarch 1 to Octol^er 1. Bass must 

measure at least seven indies in length, and trout at least six inches. 
Brook Trout Irom April 1 t<» July 15. 

Fishing with hook and line only is allowed. 
Oswego or Black Bass from June 1 to Deceml^er 1. 

Possession or sale of any of the above fish during close season is 
unlawful. 

Netting or angling in stocked waters prohibited. 

Young Sturgeon. — Seining, or any other device for the purpose of 
catching the above tish in Delaware Bay, River, or its tributaries is unlawful. 

UnlaAvful to place any fyke nets "in any of the waters before June 15 
and after August 10. 

Fishing from private pond, after notice posted by owner or occupant, is 
prohibited. 

Sunday fishing unlawful. 

Non-residetit Requirements. — The only society whose by-laws re- 
quire membership in the society as a condition precedent to non-residents 
shooting or fishing in New Jersey is the West Jersey Game Protective 
Society, whose jurisdiction extends only to the counties of Camden, 
Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May. (See following 
paragraph.) For other parts of the State no non-resident licenses are now 
required. 

Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape 
May Counties. — Act supplementary to Act incorporating tlie West .Jersey 
Game Protective Society. Be it ena"cted, etc. : That liereatter any i)erson 
or persons non-resident's of this State, who shall kill, destroy, hunt, or take 
any doe, buck, fawn, or any sort of deer whatever, or shall kill, destroy, 
hunt, or take any partridge, moor-fowl, ruflfed grouse, commonly called 
pheasant, pinnated grouse, or prairie chicken, or other kind of' grouse, 
quail, woodcock, AV'ilson or gray snipe, reedbird, railbird, or rabbit, at any 
time, or shall catch any speckled brook trout or speckled river trout at any 
time within the counties of Cani<len, Gloucester, x\t!antic. Salem, Cumlier- 
land, and Cape May, in this State, without complying with the by-laws of 
this Game Protective Society, then the person or persons so ottending shall 
forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars each, for each and every 
offence, and may be proceeded against in any county of this State wherein 
such person or persons may be arrested, or wherein such oifence shall have 
been committed, and in default of the payment of the forfeit money, with 
costs of prosecution, any person or ])ers()ns so ottending shall lie in the 
common jail until the same shall ))e paid; one halt of the forfeit money 
shall be for the benefit of the person prosecuting tor the same, and the 
remainder paid to the collector of the township wherein the conviction 
may be had, and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed; provided, that nothing in this Act shall prevent residents 
of this State fi'om taking game or tish, subject to the existing laws of this 
State. [The by-laws of the West .Jersey Game Protective Society provide : 
" Any person or persons, non-residents of this State, wishing to kill, destroy, 
hunt,' or take, at any time, any game . . . shall first become members of 
this society, by payment of the membership fee to the secretary, receiving 
a certificate of niVMnbershij), signed ))y tlie president and secretary, and 
sealed with the corporate seal of said society. . . . Each non-resident 
member shall receive from the secretary a certificate of membership, said 
certificate to be issued for the term of oiie year. . . . The fee for mem- 
bership in this society for non-residents shall be five dollars for the first 
year, and for each suc-ceeding year two dollars."] 

Hackensack Kiver. — Act of Feb. 20, 1888. Sect. 1. That hereafter 
it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to take any striped bass, 
white or yellow perch from' the Hackensack River and its' tributaries or 
branches "within the counties of Bergen and Hudson by any means, 
methods, or devices, save only with "hook and line, commonly called 
angling, or with scroll spoon, commonly called trolling. [Sect. 2. Penalty, 
ten days in jail or $20 fine. Sect. 3. B'oats, nets, and other apparatus shall 
be forfeited.] 



New Mexico — New York. 49 



NEW MEXICO. 



Elk, Buffalo, Deer, Fawn, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, AVild Tur- 
key, Grouse, Quail, may be killed from September 1 to May 1. 
Possession of above birds or animals dui'ing close season ir^ prima facie 
evidence to convict, except tliat it shall not apply to any person importing 
or dealing in birds imported from another State, nor prohibit the taking of 
the same for scientific purposes; and it shall not be applicable to travellers 
or other persons who may be in camp and whom necessity may compel to 
kill one or two animals for their subsistence. 

FISH. 

Trout, Food Fish, may be cauglit fi'om May 1 to November 1. 

Possession ;7r/wo.r«c/e evidence to convict during close season. 

Unlawful to catch" or have in possession any trout or food fish, except 
for food, and then only when necessary for immediate use. 

Fishing in private waters forbidden, except with owner's consent. 



NEW YORK, 



[As to Fish Laws, see p. 52.] 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from August 15 to Novemljer 1. 

Only three deer allowed to be killed by one person during above time. 

Possession or sale of deer allowed' only between August 15 and 
November 15. 

Killing of fawn prohibited at all times, and possession of carcass oi' 
skin is unlawful. 

Trapping of deer prohibited. 

Hunting'with dogs forbiddeu, except from September 1 to October 20; 
but in the couuties'of Queens and Suffolk it shall be lawful during the 
first ten days of October of each year, exclusive of Sunday. 

In St. Lawrence and Delaware Counties liuntiug deer with dogs is pro- 
hibited at aU times. 

It is lawful for any person to kill any dog in actual pursuit of deer con- 
trary to the above provisions. 

No person or common carrier shall at any time carry or transport in 
this State, or have in possession for tlie purpose of transportation, any 
wild deer or venison, killed or captured in the counties of this State or in 
either of tliem, except the counties of Queens and Suffolk, and any person 
or common carrier, which has in his or its possession any such wild deer or 
venison, killed or captured in any of the said counties of this State as 
aforesaid, or in either of them, except the counties of Queens and Suffolk, 
shall be deemed to have them in possession in violation of this Act, except, 
however, tliat they may transport or have in possession for the purpo-es of 
transportation, from the fifteenth day of August to the fifth day of Novem- 
ber, not more than one carcass of" wild deer or venison, taken, caught, 
killed, or captured in said counties as aforesaid, or eitlier of them, for each 
owner of said carcass as aforesaid; provided, that such carcass be accom- 
panied by the owner. This law shall not apply to tlie head or feet of wild 
deer when severed fi-om the carcass. 

Crusting of deer is prohil)ited. 

Moose. — Moose protected at all times. 
AVlld Fowl may be killed fi'om September 1 to May 1. 



50 American Game and Fish Laws. 

In the watersi of Long Island, above birds may be shot between 
October 1 and May 1. 

Night luinting and use of artificial light, pivot or swivel gun, or net is 
prohibited. 

Use of floating batteries, etc., prohibited, and bough houses and decoys 
must be within twenty rods from the shore, except in waters of Great 
South Bay, west of Smith's Point, Peconic Bay, or Shinnecock Bay, Lake 
Ontario, river St. Lawrence, or Hudson River below Albany. 

Shooting from boats prohibited, except in the waters "of Long Island 
Sound, Gardiner's or Peconic Bays, Lake Ontario, and the Hudson River 
below lona Island. 

Fresh venison may be sold from November 1.5 to December 1.5. 
Quail may be killed November 1 to January 1. 
Hare, Kabbit, from November 1 to February 1. 

Hunting with ferrets prohibited, except in one's orchard or nurseries • 

May sell hare or rabbit during month of December. 
Squirrel may be killed fi'om August 1 to February 1. 
Grouse, Pai'tridge, Prairie Chicken, AVoodcocli, from September 1 to 

January 1. 

May sell above birds during month of December. 

Transportation of above birds caught or killed in the portion of the 
State called the "forest preserve" is unlawful, except between Septem- 
ber 1 and January 1, and the owner must accompany them. 

Netting and snaring of grouse, partridge, or qiiail is prohibited at all 
times. 

Soug and wild birds (other than game birds) and the eggs and nests 
are protected. 

English Sparrow, Crow, HenhaAvk, Owl, and Blackbird are not 
protected. 
Kobin and Blackbird may be shot on Long Island and Staten Island 

from November 1 to Januarj' 1. 

Sunday shooting prohibited. 

Trespass. — Shooting upon another's land, after notice posted forbid- 
ding the same, is unlawful without consent of owner or occupant. 

LOCAL GAME LAWS. 

Broome County. — Protects woodcock, quail, partridge, or ruffed 
grouse within one year from Januarj' 1, 1891. 

Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties. — No person shall ship, 
transfer, or take without the counties any ruffed grouse or partridge, 
woodcock, snipe, or plover, for the purpose of sale or trade, the same 
having been taken or killed within either of said counties. 

Chautauqua County. — No person shall kill, shoot, hunt, or pursue any 
wild goose, duck, brant, teal, coot, dipper, or grebe between the first day 
of February and first day of September. 

Columbia County. — It shall not be lawful for any person to kill or 
expose for sale or have in his or her possession after the same has been 
killed, any woodcock or partridge, except between September 1 and 
December 1; quail, month of November; rail, September 1 to December 1. 

Chenango County. — That the lawful season for killing partridge, 
squirrel, and woodcock shall be only from sunrise of the first day of Octo- 
ber till sunset of the thirtieth day of November in each year. "Whoever 
shall kill or hunt any partridge (otherwise known as ruffed grouse) or 
any woodcock or squirrel at any other time than during the above speci- 
fied lawful season aforesaid, shall forfeit a penalty of $25; and $2.5 addi- 
tional for each squirrel or partridge or woodcock killed. And whoever 
shall sell, expose for sale, or have in his or their possession any of said 
birds, at any other time than during the aforesaid lawful season, shall for- 
feit $25 for each bird. It shall not be lawful for any person, persons, 
firms, partnership, or corporation, either to sell or carry or transport 
beyond the limits of Chenango County, or to receive for transportation to 
any place outside the limits of said county, any partridge or woodcock that 
have been taken, captured, or killed within the limits ot Chenango County. 



New York. 51 



Cortland County. — No person shall kill, or expose for sale, or have in 
his or her possession after the same has been killed, any woodcock or 
squirrel of any kind, between the first day of January and the first day of 
September in each year, or any mink or nluskrat between the tifteenth day 
of May and the first day of October in each year. No person shall kill in 
this county, or expose for sale, or have in his or her possession after the 
same has been killed, any game fowl killed witliin the respective times when 
it is lawful to kill game birds, or have in his or her possession after the 
same has been killed, any such game fowl if such game fowl shall have 
been killed by any person or persons with the intent or for the purpose of 
selling or disposing of the same, directly or indirectly, in any way or man- 
ner, or giving the same away, to be, directly or indirectly, sold or disposed 
of for the market, or to the restaurants, eating-houses, inns, hotels, or to 
any person or persons, corporation or corporations, firm or firms, associa- 
tion or associations, company or companies, that deal in or make it a busi- 
ness of buving or selling any such game fowl ; and further, no person who 
shall have'killed in Cortland County any game fowl, or shall have in his or 
her possession any game fowl killed in said county after the same has 
been killed, shall expose the same for sale, or seirthe same directly or 
indirectly to any market, restaurant, eating-house, inn, hotel, or to any 
person or persons who deal or deals in or makes it a business of buying or 
selling anj^ such game fowls; provided, however, tliat it shall not be 
unlawful for any person or persons living and residing in Cortland County 
to buy and bring into such county any game fowl which has been killed 
without the boundaries of said county." No person shall kill or expose for 
sale, or have in his or her possession after the same has been killed, any 
ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, or pinnated grouse, commonly 
called prairie chicken, between the first day of January and the first day 
of September in each year. 

Dutchess County. — No person or persons, either resident or non-resi- 
dent, shall take or kill in any manner, any woodcock, quail, hare or rabbit, 
squirrel, ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, meadow lark, snipe, 
rail, or wild duck, for the purpose of selling or marketing the same, or for 
any fee, hire, or reward from another for the taking or killing any of said 
birds or game for such other ]ierson; nor shall any person, persons, com- 
panv, or corporation market, sell, or have in possession for sale, or offer to 
sell or dispose of in any manner (except than by absolute gift), either in or 
out of said county, any of the said mentioned birds or game, taken or killed 
within the limits of the said county of Dutchess. No person, persons, com- 
pany, or corporation, shall aid or assist in the violation of this Act, by carry- 
ing or transporting, either for themselves or for others, any of said "birds or 
game for the purpose of marketing or selling, the same having been taken 
or killed within the limits of said county. It shall not be lawful to take or 
kill, or to have in possession after the same has been killed, any squirrel or 
woodcock taken or killed within the limits of said county, during the 
month of August in any year (except that squirrels may be killed during 
said month by the owner of any fruit or grain, if in the act of destroying 
the same). 

Monroe County. — No person shall shoot, or otherwise kill, or have in 
his or her possession, except alive and for the purpose of propagation, any 
quail or bob white, except during the month of November in each and 
everj^ year. No person shall shoot,"or otherwise kill, or have in his or her 
possession, except alive and for propagating, any partridge, grouse, or 
pheasant of any kind, between the thirty-first day of December and the 
first day of October in each and every year. No person shall shoot, or 
otherwise kill, or have in his or her possession, any woodcock between 
the thirtieth day of November and the first day of September in each and 
every year. No person, corporation, or association shall have or receive 
within' this county, in his, her, or its possession, any quail, partridge, 
grouse, pheasant, or woodcock, for sale, barter, or shipment (except alive 
or for propagating purposes), and except dui-ing such season or seasons 
as the same may be lawfully killed. No person or persons shall in any 
wise snare or entrap any quail, partridge, grouse, pheasant, or woodcock 
at any time. No person "shall pursue, hunt, or kill any quail, partridge, 
grouse, pheasant, or woodcock upon any farm or lands, without the permis- 
sion of the owner or lessee thereof, upon which there is posted such a notice 
as the statute in such case provides; and any person who shall be upon 
such farms or lands with a gun, without the consent or permission of the 
owner or lessee thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this 
section. 



52 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Niajjara County. — No person or persons, either resident or non-resi- 
dent, shall, alter the passage of this Act, take or kill in any manner any 
woodcock, (|iiail, hare or ra1)l)it, sijuirrel, ruffed grouse, conmioiily callell 
jDartridge, meadow hirk, snipe, rail, or wild duck, for the purpose of selling 
or marketing the same, or for any fee, hire, or reward from another lor the 
taking or kiiliiig any of said Inrds or game for such other person. Nor 
shall any person, persons, company, or corporation market, sell, or have in 
possession lor sale, or offer to sell or dispose of in any manner (except by 
al)solute gift), either in or out of said county, any of the said mentioned 
l)irds or game, taken or killed within the limits of said county of Niagara. 
No person or persons, comvtanyor cori)oration, shall aid or assist in the vio- 
lation of this Act by carrying "or trans^xirting. either for themselves or for 
others, any of said'birds'or game, for the ]>uriK)se of marketing or selling 
the same, having been taken or killed within the limits of said county. 

Oneida County. — It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, carry, 
or transport beyond the border limits of Oneida County, nor sell or expose 
for sale at any time or place, any partridge or any woodcock that has been 
taken, captured, or killed within Oneida County. No person shall at any 
time or place within Oneida County take, capture, or kill any partricWe 
■with any net, trap, or snare, or set or put any net, trap, or snare' for the tak- 
ing or killing ot jiartridges; nor shall any person sell or expose or offer 
for sale or purchase within Oneida County, nor bring within said county, 
any partridge taken or captured Avith net, trap, or snare. 

Otsego County. — No person shall, for the space of three years after 
the passage of this Act, hunt, take, kill, or pursue with a dog, any wood- 
cock or partridge within the limits of tlie town of New Lisbon^ in said 
county of Otsego, or have the same in his or her possession after it has 
been so pursued, taken, or killed. 

Queens and Sviffolk Counties. — No person shall kill, or have in pos- 
session after the same has been killed, any ruffed grouse, commonly called 
partridge, from the first day of January 'to the first day of Noveml)er in 
each year, under a penalty of $25 for each bird or animal so killed or had 
in possession. 

Kobins Island. — The shooting of quail upon Robins Island, so long 
as such island remains the property of the Robins Island Club, shall be 
permitted to be done by the members of that club and their guests on and 
after October 15 and until February 1. 

Rockland Covmty. — Forbids exportation of quail, woodcock, par- 
tridge, squirrel, or rabbit killed in the county. 

Staten Island. — Non-residents of the county of Richwood shall not 
shoot game in any of the towns of said county without having first 
obtained from a justice of the peace, living in said "county, a license. Fee, 
$10; good for one year. 

Tioga County. — It shall not be lawful for any person who is not a 
resident of the county of Tioga to shoot any partridge, quail, woodcock, or 
snipe in any of the towns of said county, within three years from Decem- 
ber 15, 1890." No person or persons, corporation or express company, shall 
ship, transfer, or take without the county of Tioga any ruft'ed grouse (com- 
monly called partridge), woodcock, snipe, or quail, for the purpose of sale 
or trade, within three years from December 15, LSSiO, the same having Ijeen 
killed within said couiitv. Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to 
prevent the killing, bv residents of Tioga County, for the home market, 
and selling partridge, woodcock, snipe, or quail within the limits of said 
county. 

Westchester County. — It shall not be lawful to kill any partridge or 
grouse, quail, robin, snipe, woodcock, lark, rabbit, or gray squirrel, 
except during the month of November. Sale of above birds for market is 
Ijrohibited. 

FISH. 

Whe7i Landfill to catch Fish. 

Sunday fishing prohibited. 

Salmon may be caught from INIarch 1 to August 15. 

Fishing with hook and line only. 



New York. 53 



Trout, Landlocked Salmon. Nets, etc., In Trout AVaters. Ice 
Fishing. Private Waters. — No person shall at anytime kill or catch 
or attempt to kill or catch any speckled trout, brook trout, salmon trout, or 
landlocked salmon, with any" device save that of angling with line, or rod 
held in the hand, except in Lake Ontario and Niagara River, and in Avaters 
which are wholly private, and in the latter only then by permission of the 
owner thereof ; iior shall any person set or di'aw any iiet or seine, or use 
any set line or set pole in any lake, pond, or stream inhabited by sjieckled 
trout, brook trout or salmon trout, or landlocked salmon, except in the 
waters of Lake Ontario; but no net shall be set within one mile of the 
mouth of the Osw^ego River, or have, on the shores or waters thereof, 
except said Lake Ontario, any net, seine, set line, or other unlawful device 
for the taking of fish; but this Act shall not apply or prohibit the catching 
of minnows for bait, in the waters of Lake Kcuka, adjacent to the shores 
of Yates and Steuben Counties, provitUng the person using the nets for 
that purpose shall not set them, and shall only use a net with mesh not 
exceeding one half inch; said net not to exceed one hundred feet in length, 
live feet in depth or breadth at the ends, and ten feet in the centre, to be 
used with ropes not exceeding one hundred feet in length, and shall throw 
back any trout, bass, or suckers, or other game tish taken, and keep only 
chubs, shiners, and alewives, to be used as herein stated. And no person 
shall at any time, or in any way, catch or attempt to catch any speckled 
or brook trout, or salmon trout, or landlocked salmon, through the ice, 
except in Lake Ontario and the Niagara River, and in waters wholly 
private. 

Speckled Trout, Brook Trovit, California Trout, Brown Trout, 
L,andlocked Salmon. Stocking Adirondack AVaters. — No yierson 
shall catch, or attempt to catch, or kill, or expose for sale, or have in pos- 
session after the same has been caught or killed, any speckled trout, 
broi)k ti'out, California trout or l>rown trout, save only from the tirst day 
of April to the tirst day of September in each year, except in the counties 
included in the forest preserve. 

Trout must be at least six inches in length. 

Salmon Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Lake Trout. — No pei'son 
shall kill or expose for sale, or have in his or her possession after the same 
has been caught or killeii, any salmon trout, landlocked salmon, or lake 
trout cauglit in the inland lakes or waters of this State in the months of 
October, Noveml>er, December, .Tanuaiy, February, and (March of each 
year, and in Lake George the additional month of April. 

Black B»ss, Oswego Bass, Muskellunge, Pike Perch, Wall-eyed 
Pike, Salt-AVater Bass, Striped Bass, Lake George Bullheads, and 
Pickerel. — No person shall catch or kill any Idack bass in the waters of 
Lake Mahopac, or of Cokimlna County (or iii the waters of Schroon Lake 
or river, or Paradox Lake, in the counties of Essex or Warren, or in the 
waters of Friend's Lake in Warren County, or in the waters of Skaneat- 
eles Lake in the counties of ( )nondoga and Cayuga, or in the waters of 
Lake Erie and Niagara River above Niagara Falls, on the American side, 
between the first day of .January and tlie first day of July), or in Lake 
George, or in Brant Lake, in Warren County, between the first day of 
January and the first day of August, or catch or kill any black bass, 
Oswego bass, muskellunge, or pikepercli,commonly called wall -eyed pike, 
in Oneida Lake between the first day of March and the thirtieth day of 
May, or in any other waters of the State, between the first day of January 
and the thirtieth day of May, except in Lake Erie and Niagara River 
above Niagara Falls,' on the American side, where the same shall not be 
caught, killed, or had in possession or exposed for sale in Erie County, 
between the first day of .January and the first day of July, except that 
bass and muskellunge may be caught in the St. Lawrence, Clyde, Seneca, and 
Oswego Rivers, Lake (Ontario and Lake Conesus and in Black Lake, in St. 
Lawrence County, between ilic twentieth day of May and the first day of 
January. No person shall catch or expose for sale any black bass or 
fresh-water striped bass, weighing less than one half pound, or less than 
eight inches in length, at any time, nor catch or expose for sale any salt- 
water striped bass weighing less than one half pound or less than' eight 
inches in length from end of snout to end of caudal fin, at anytime. No 
person shall expose for sale, or have in his or her possession after the 
same has been killed, any black bass, Oswego l)as3, fresh-water striped 
bass or muskellunge, save only fi*om the twentieth day of May to the first 
day of January ; except in the county of Erie, where the same may be 



54 American Game and Fish Laws. 

sold and had in possession only between the first day of July and the first 
day of January. Nor shall any person catch or kill, 'or attempt to catch or 
kill, any bullheads in the waters of Lake George, or in the waters of any 
of the inlets or creeks emptying into said lake, between the first day of 
April and the first day of July in any year. Nor shall any person, at any 
time, catch or kill, or attempt to catch or kill, in the waters of Lake George 
or in the waters of the inlets or creeks emptying into the same, any fish 
with any set line, or with any device whatever except that of angling' with 
hook and line held in the hand. Nor shall any person catch or kill any 
pickerel in the waters of Lake George between the fifteenth day of Febru- 
ary and the first day of July in any year. Nor shall any person expose 
for sale or have in his or her possession any pickerel caught or killed in 
the waters of said Lake George between the fifteenth day of February and 
the first day of July in any year. 

Shutting oflf Waters. — No person shall cat(;h any bass, trout, or other 
fish, in any of the waters of this State, by shutting or drawing off any por- 
tion of said waters. 

LOCAL FISH LAWS. 

Cattaraugus Creek. — Unlawful to net within eighty rods of channel 
into lake, or take any fish by such means between 3Iay 15 and November 1. 

Cayuga and Kavika Lakes. — Eels, suckers, and bullheads maybe 
taken, but no other kind of fish. 

Cayuga Lake, Clyde River, Ganargua Creek, Owasco Lake, 
Seneca River. — Seining unlawful in above waters. 

Chautauqua Lake. — Unlawful to fish except by hook and line. Net- 
ting and spearing prohibited. 

Columbia County. — Netting or seining or the use of torch or spear 
forbidden between January 1 and July 1. This provision does not apply 
to the Hudson River. 

Trout in above county may be caught between April 10 and Septem- 
ber 10. 

Glen Lake (Long Pond). — Fishing by hook and line only. Netting 
and S])caring unlawful. 

Bass may be caught in above lake between January 1 and July 10. 
Must lie at least eight inches in length, and weighing not less than one' half 
pound. 

Pickerel may be caught between July 1 and February 15. 

Hudson River. — No person shall use any seine, or catch any fish by 
means of any seine, in any of the waters of the Huilson River contained, 
between an j'' trestle or bank of any railroad running along said river and 
adjacent bank of said river. No pound net or purse net shall be used or 
set in the waters of the Hudson River from the first day of June until the 
fifteenth day of October in each and every year. No person shall take any 
shad from the waters of the Hudson Rive'r, above the northern boundary- 
line of Westchester County, by means of anj^ seine, net, or any other device 
whatever, from sunset on Saturday to sunrise on the following Monday, 
between the fifteentli day of March and the fifteenth day of June in each 
year. 

Jamaica Bay. — No person shall make use of any seine, purse net, drip 
net, fyke net, or pound, or use any other appliance for the catching of men- 
haden or any other fish, except rod, hook and line, in the waters of 
Jamaica Bay, nor in any amn, bay, haven, creek, basin, sound, or kill 
therein, at any time of the year. No person shall catch any striped bass, 
sea bass, or tautog (commonly called blackfish), under six inches in 
length. No person shall, by any net or device, wilfully or otherwise 
obstruct the inlet of Jamaica Bay, so as to prevent the "passage of fish 
therein. Fishing with rod, hook and line, permitted in the Avaters men- 
tioned herein. Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the 
catching of eels, by the use of spear, or eel weir, or the capture of bait 
fish or shrimp, by means of hand or cast nets for angling or scientific 
purposes. 

Jeff'erson County. — No person shall at any time kill or take from the 
waters of Henderson Bay or Lake Ontario within one mile from the shore 
between the most westerly point of Pillar Point and the boundary lines 



New York. 55 



between the counties of Jefferson and Oswego, or within one mile from the 
shore of any ish^nd in Lake Ontario which is part of Jefferson County, 
except Grenadier Island and Fox Island, or from the waters of anj^ creek, 
lake, or river, or inland waters in the county of Jefferson, any fish of any 
kind by any device or means whatever, otherwise than by hook and 
line or rodliehl in hand. But tliis section shall not apply to the catch- 
ing of minnows for bait, providetl the person using nets for that purpose 
shall not set them and shall throw back any trout, bass, or other game fish 
taken, and keep only chubs, dace, suckers, "or shiners. 

I,ake Chainplain. —No person shall catch or kill, or attempt to catch 
or kill, any fish of any kind in all that part of Lake Champlain, its bays or 
tributaries, lying or being between the south end of said lake, in the town 
of Whitehall, Washington County, and Chimney Point, in Essex County, 
with any set line, seine, gill net, hook net, fyke net, pound net, or net of 
any kind whatsoever, except for catching minnows for bait, at any time of 
the year. Neither shall any person or persons have in his, her, or their 
possession any muskellunge, black or (Oswego bass, pike, or pickerel, 
between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of June in any 
year. 

Gviilford Lake. — It shall be unlawful to fish, or attempt to fish, 
through the ice at any time or in any manner whatever, in Guilford Lake, 
near Guilford Village! 

L,ake Ontario. — Seining is unlawful. Fishing with hook and line 
only allowed. 

'Sew York City. — It shall be lawfnl to have in possession and to sell 
within the city of New York, at any time, salmon trout sometimes known 
as lake trout,' also the large-nioutfied black l^ass of North Carolina and 
Virginia locally known as chub, and pike perch, sometimes known as wall- 
ej^ed pike, said varieties of fish to be lawfully taken from waters outside 
of this State. None of the provisions of laws heretofore enacted for the 
preservation of fish or other game within this State shall be construed to 
prohibit or interfere with the possession or sale, in the city of New York 
only, of the above specified fisli taken from the waters 'outside of this 
State, provided that it be proven, in any action or prosecution for su('h pos- 
session or sale, that such fish was lawfully taken from w^aters outside of 
this State. 

Oneida County. —It shall not be lawful for any person to catch or 
kill in Oneida County or to have in possession more than ten pounds of 
speckled or brook trout at any one time, the same having been caught or 
killed in Oneida County, or for any person, corporation, association, or com- 
pany to carry or transport or liaVe in po-session for the purpose of trans- 
porting, more than ten pounds of said lish l)elongingto one person, the same 
having been caught or killed in < )neida County, aiid never that amount unless 
accomi)anied by the owner. It shall not be lawful for any person to catch 
or kill, or attempt to catch or kill or expose for sale, or have in possession 
after the same has been caught or killed, any speckled trout, brook trout, or 
California trout, save only from the first day of May to the first da.y of 
July in each year, in the" following named 'streams'in the town of B"oon- 
ville : Black River, Alder Creek, Kent Creek, Moose Creek, Mill Creek, and 
so much of Sugar River as is located in the town of Boonville and all 
tributaries of Black River on the southwest side of said river, which have 
been stocked from the State fish hatchery, and all streams in the towns of 
Annsville and New Hartford. 

Oneida River. — It shall be lawful to build and maintain in the Oneida 
River eel weirs of which the lath are not less than one half an inch apart. 

Otsego Lake. — Fishing with hook and line onlj- allowed. This pro- 
vision is for two years from November 21, 1890. 

Otsego County Trout. — No person shall kill or expose for sale in the 
county of Otsego, or have in his or her possession in said county, after the 
same has been killed, any speckled trout, commonly called brook trout, 
save only during the mouths of May, June, July, and August. 

Schviylers Lake. — No person shall catch, take, spear, kill, injure, or 
have in his or her possession after the same has been caught, taken, 
speared, killed, or injured, any fish from the w^aters of Schuylers Lake, in 
the county of Otsego, New York, or from any of the streams emptjing into 
said lake', Avithin thirty rods fi'om their "mouths, with any net, seine. 



56 American Game and Fish Laws. 

set line, spear, or any like or other device, except by angling with a hook 
and line in hand, or by trolling with a hook and line from a Ijoat. 

Steviben Covinty. — It shall be unlawful for any person to catch, kill, 
or expose for sale, or have in possession after the same has been caught or 
killed, any speckled trout, brook trout, or California trout, in the county of 
Steuljen, "only from the first day of May to the first day of August in each 
year. No person shall shoot or spear any fish in the Cohocton River, or 
any of its tributaries within the county of Steuben, from the first day of 
April to the first day of July in each year. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 

When Laii\ful to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed fi'om October 1 to February 1, except in the counties 

of Johnston and those east of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. 

In Currituck County it is unlawful to hunt or chase deer on the North 
River side of Popular Branch township from March 1 to September 20. 

Fire hunting in night-time of deer unlawful at all times. 

In Bertie County deer may be killed between August 1 and February 1. 
Quail may be killed from November 1 to March 1.5. 
Partridge, Dove, Robin, Lark, Mocking-bird, TVild Turkey, fiom 

October 15 to April 1, except in the counties of Clay, Cherokee, Graham, 

Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania, TyiTcU, Johnston, 

Jones, Dare, Onslow, Cartaret, and Columbus, in which these birds are 

not protected. 

In Currituck Country partridges may be shot and snared between 
December 1 and April 1. 

Snaring of above birds during close season is unlawful. Exportations 
of partridges and quails (alive "or dead) from the State is prohibited. 

Sundav shooting prohibited. 

Killing wild fowl for sale in Cun-ituck, NeAV Hanover, and Bininswick 
Counties, or shipping them out of these counties, is prohibited between 
March 10 and November 10. 

Non-residents forbidden to shoot wild fowl in the waters of Currituck, 
l^ew Hanover, Brunswick, and Dare Counties from blinds, box, and battery 
not on land at the time. 

Eggs of partridges and quails protected. 

Fire hunting of wild fowl unlawful. 

Decovs are prohil>ited in Currituck County between April 1 and 
NovembeV 10, and shipping of wild fowl out of the State between these 
dates is prohibited. 

It is unlawful to use floating blinds for wild fowl in the county of 
Currituck. 

In Martin and Bertie Counties squirrels may be killed between August 
15 and March 1. 

Hunting upon another's land, after notice forbidding same, is unlawful. 

FISH. 

Mountain Trout may be caught from December 30 to October 15. 
Seining of trout is prohibited. 
Killing fish by explosives is forbidden. 



NORTH DAKOTA. 

When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Prairie Chicken, Sharp-tailed or Ruflfed Grouse, may be killed fi'om 
September 1 to January 1. 



North Dakota — Ohio. 57 

Wild Duck, Snipe, Goose, Brant, Plover, Curlew, from September 1 to 

May 15. 

Song birds protected at all times. 

Unlawful for any one person to shoot in one day more than twenty-five 
of either kind of above birds. 

Snaring is forbidden. 

Eggs and nests protected. 

Possession of above birds prohibited during close season. 

Exportation, Transportation. — It is unlawful for any person, com- 
pany, or corporation at any.time to ship, tal^e, or carry out of this State any 
of the above birds, but it shall be lawful for any person to ship to any 
person witliin this State any game birds named above, not to exceed one 
dozen in number in any one* day during the open season; provided, lie sliall 
first make an affidavit before some person authorized to administer oaths 
that said bii-ds have not Ijeen unlawfully killed, bought, sold, or had in pos- 
session; are not being shipped for sale'or profit; giving the name and post- 
office address of the person to whom shipped, and the number of birds to 
be so shipped. A copy of such affidavit, indorsed "a true copy of the 
original," by the person administering the oath, shall be furnished by him 
to the affiant, who shall deliver the same to the railroad agent or common 
carrier receiving such birds for transportation, and the same shall operate 
as a release to such carrier or agent fi-om any liability in the shipment or 
carrying such birds. 

it is unlawful to shoot any wild duck, goose, or bi-ant with anv swivel 
gun. 

Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, mar be killed from 
September 1 to Januaiy 1. 
Exportation of above animals is forbidden. 
Wasting meat of above animals is unlawful. 

FISH. 

Pike, Pickerel, Perch, Bass, Muskellunge, may be caught fi'om May 1 
to February 1, except in the Missouri and Red' Rivers, where they may 
be caught at any time. 



OHIO, 



IJlien Lav\ful to shoot Game. 

Muskrat, Mink, Otter, may be killed from March 1 to April 15. 

Trapping prohibited during close season. 

Insectivorous birds, witli their nests and eggs, protected. 
Deer from October 15 to November 20. 
Quail from November 10 to December 15. 
Gray Fox, Black Squirrel, from July 1 to December 15. 
AVoodcock fi-om July 15 to November 1. 
Ruffed Grouse, Pheasant, or Prairie Chicken from September 1 to 

December 15. 
TVild Duck fi'om September 1 to April 10. 
"Wild Turkey from October 1 to December 15. 

Snaring of quail or partridge prohibited at all times. 

Swivel or punt gun for shooting Avild fowl is unlawful. 

Shooting by artificial light and sink boat is forbidden. 

The above' provisions do not apply to shooting on the waters of Lake 
Erie and estuaries and bavs thereof. 

Wild Duck is protected on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday between 
September 1 and April 10. 

Sunday shooting is prohibited. 

Transportation of game during close season is prohibited. 



58 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Possession or sale of birds and animals above mentioned during close 
season is prima facie evidence to convict. 

Wild Pigeon and Wild Fowl protected in their nesting gi'ound or 
roosting place. 

Using ferrets upon the premises of another, for purpose of catching 
rabbits, is unlawful. 

FISH. 

Fish Nets, Shooting, Spears, Etc Black Bass. — No person shall 
draw, set, place, locale, or maintain any pound net, ;^eine, trap, or fish net, in 
Lake Erie, nor in Sandusky E?ay, " nor in Maumee Bay as far up as 
Maumee Bridge, nor in Portage Bay as far up as < )ak Ilarljor Bridge, from 
the fifteenth day of June to the tenth day of Si'])tenil»er inclusive. No 
person shall set, Iplace, locate, or maintain, or catch lisli with a gill net in 
any of the waters of the State, except in Lake Erie. No person shall set, 
place, locate, or maintain any fish net on any of the reefs in Lake Erie. No 
person shall set, place, locate, or maintain'in Lake Erie any portable fish- 
net within one half mile of any stationary fish net or lead thereof. No 
person shall set, place, locate, or maintaiii any net whatever within one 
half mile of the mouth of any river or cieek flowing into Lake Erie. No 
person shall catch fish in Mercer County reservoir between the twentieth 
day of May and the twentieth day of July inclusive, or in the Lewistown 
reservoirs between the first day* of June and the first day of October 
inclusive, with any device except hook and line, with bait or lure; and in 
the season in which net fishing is permitted in the said Mercer County 
and Lewistown reservoirs, the net known as fyke net or set net only shall be 
used, and with hoop or mouth of not over six feet in its greatest wiiltli, and 
with wings or leads of not over fifty feet in length; and said nets shall not 
be set closer to each other than 100 feet, and when nets may be used having 
wings or leads, the outer ends of such Avings or leads shall not be closer to 
each other than 100 feet. No person shall in any of the waters, either 
natural or artificial, lying in the State of Ohio, or pai t therein, slu>ot or spear 
fish, except in streains flowing into the waters of Lake Erie; persons may 
catch fish of the sucker variety known as suckers, mullet, and red horse with 
a spear. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, or maintain or catch fish 
with a device called a trammel net, or witli fyke net or set net, except as 
heretofore stated. No persons shall, in any of the waters of the State, 
except those heretofore named in this section, catch fish with any device 
whatever, except hook and line, with l)ait or lure. Am\ except that in the 
Scioto River and streams flowing into the same, persons may catch fish of 
the sucker variety, known as suckers, mullet, and red horse, with a seine, 
after first having obtained permission from tlie game warden of the county 
where said seining is done, under such rules and regulations as he may pre- 
scribe. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, or maintain any fisli trap, 
pound net, seine, or any device for catching fish as in this section forl)idden ; 
and 'any nets, seines, pound nets, or other devices tor carcliing fish, set, 
placed, located, or maintained in violation of the provisions of this section, 
shall l)e confiscated wherever found, and tlie same shall be sold to the 
highest Itidder, at public outcry, at a place to be selected by the fish com- 
missioneis, and tlie proceeds d'erived fi'om such sale shall be placed to the 
credit of the fisli and game fund, and subject to the warrant of siich com- 
missioners. No person shall catch or have in his ])ossession any black bass 
of less than eight inclies in length; buy, sell, or ofter lor sale or have in his 
possession anv fish caught out of seaso'n, or in any manner jirohibited; pro- 
vided, that nothing in tliis Act shall prevent the taking of minnows for bait 
with nets, or sliall i)revent the fish and game connnissioners of this State, or 
their agents, from taking fish at any time or place, in any manner, for the 
purpose of stocking i)onds, lakes, and rivers, and for the maintenance and 
cultivation of fish in hr.tcheries. 

Brook ITrout, Salmon, Landlocked Salmon, California Salmon, 
may be caught from March 14 to September 15. 

Fishing in Private Waters is prohibited, withont consent of owner. 

Killing of fish by explosives or poisons is unlawful. 



Oregon. 59 



OREGON 



WliPU Lavful to shoot Gamp. 

Male Deer or Buck may be killed from July 1 to Novemljer 1. 
Female Deer or Doe from August 1 to Jauuary 1. 

Spotted fawns protected. 

Neither male nor female deer can be killed at any time for other than 
food purposes. 
Elk, Moose, Mountain Sheep, from August 1 to November 1. Cannot be 

killed for other than food purposes. 

The sale or barter of the skin of above animals is unlawful. 

Possession during close season is prohibited. 
AViltl Swan, Duck, from Septemljer 1 to March 15. Ducks can be killed 

at any time to protect growing crops. 
Prairie Chicken and Satje Hen from June I.t to April 1. 
Kuftecl Grouse, Quail, or Partridsre from Septemljer 1 to Novemljer 15. 

Netting and snaring (juail. ])rairie chicken, and rutled grouse, or having 
the same in possession alive. ]ndliil)ited, except for breeding purjjoses. 

Nests of game birds and wild fowl protected. 

The possession of above-njentioned birds and animals during close 
season \s prima facie evidence to convict. 

FISH. 

Mountain or Brook Trout may be caught from April 1 to November 1. 

Taking them with any other device than hook and line is prohibited. 
Kedfish, Lake Trout, from January 1 to August 10. 

Salmon in the Columbia and Clackamas Kivers. — It is unlawful 
to take or tish for salmon in the Columl)ia River or its tributaries by any 
means whatever in any year hereafter, between the first day of March anil 
the tenth day of April", or between the tenth day of August and the tenth 
da> of September, or in any of the rivers and bays of the State or the 
Columbia Hiver during the Aveekly close time; that'is to say, between the 
liour of six o'clock p. M. on each and every Saturday, and 'six o'clock in 
the afternoon of the following Sunday; provided, that in Clackamas River 
it shall not be lawful to take or fish for salmon, by any means whatever, 
between tlie tenth day of August and the lirst day of' October; and any 
person or persons fishing for or catching salmon in violation of this section, 
or fishing for salmon by leaving or having any fishing gear in the water in 
a condition to take fish, or purchasing salnion so unlawfully caught, or 
having in his or tlieir possession any such salmon, shall ))e deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum not less 
than fifty dollars nor more than two humlred and fifty dollars. 

Fishing near Obstrvictions. — It is unlawful in any manner to catch, 
kill, or destroy any salmon on or within one mile below any rack or other 
obstruction erected across any river or stream for the purpose of obtaining 
fish for propagation. 

Salmon in Other AVaters. — It is unlawful for any person to take or 
fish for salmon in the waters of the Nehalem, Tillamook," Nestucca, Salmon, 
Siletz, Yaquina, Alsea, Siuslaw, Umpqua, Coos Bay, Coquille, Sixes, Elk, 
Chetco, Rogue River, Windchuck, or any of their tributaries, or in any 
other streams or bavs in this State, except the Columbia River and its 
tributaries, from the fifteenth day of November until the first day of April 
during any year. 

Nets. — It shall not be lawful for anv pound net, set net, trap, weir, or 
other fixed appliance for taking fish, to extend more than one third of the 
way across the breadth of any stream, channel, or slough, at the time and 
place of such fishing. 



60 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Pollution of AVaters. — It .shall not be lawful to cast or pass or allow 
to be cast or passed into any waters of this State in which salmon or trout 
are wont to be, any lime, gas, Cocculus indicus, or any other substance 
deleterious to fish, 'and any person or persons violating any of the pro- 
visions of this section shallbe deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 
conviction therei)t, 1)0 lined in a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more 
than two hundred and fifty dollars. 

Possession in Close Time. — It is unlawful for any person or persons 
to receive or have in his possession, or to ofl'er for sale or transportation, 
or to transport during the close season in the spring, namelj'^, fi'om Mai'ch 1 
to April 10, any of the following varieties or kinds of fresh fish : Chinook 
salmon, silver 'salmon, steelhead, or blueback. 

Sawdust, Shavings. — It is imlawful for the proprietor of any sawmill 
in this State, or any employee therein, or any other person, to cast sawdust, 
planer shavings, or other' lumber Avaste made by any lumbering manu- 
facturing concern, or suffer or permit such sawdust, shavings, or other 
lumber waste to be thrown or discharged in any manner into the waters of 
this State, or the Columbia River, or to deposit' the same where high water 
will take the same into any of the waters of this State, or the Columbia 
River. 

The use of drugs or explosives in killing fish is prohibited. 

Fishing upon private waters, after notice posted, is unlawful, without 
consent of owner. 



PENNSYLVANIA, 



mien Lau[ful to shoot Game. 

Elk and Deer may be killed from October 1 to December 1.5. 

The killing of fawns when in spotted coat, chasing of elk or deer with 
hounds, and the killing of deer Avheu in the water prohibited. 
Squirrel from September 1 to January 1. 
Hares or Rabbit from November 1 to January 1. 

Hunting or killing of rabbits with ferrets prohibited. 
Wild Turkey from October 1,5 to January 1. 
■\Veb-footed Fowl from September 1 to May 1. 
Plover from July 15 to January 1. 
Woodcock from' July 4 to January 1. 
Ouail from November 1 to December 1.5. 
Kuffed and Pinnated Grouse from October 1 to January 1. 

Any person mav sell or have in his possession any pinnated grouse, 
commonly called i)ra"irie chicken, ruffed gi'ouse, commonly called pheasant, 
and quail or Viriiinia partridue, and woodcock, for a period of fifteen days 
after the time iimitcd lor killing the same has expired. With this excep- 
tion, the possession of anv of the above-mentioned birds or animals during 
the close season is unlawful ; but this will hot prevent any person from 
killing any Avild animal or bird when found destroying one's crops. 
Rails or Reedbirds from September 1 to December 1. 
W^ild Fowl from September 1 to May 15. 

Insectivorous birds altogether protected, with the exception of the 
English sparrow. 

Pigeon nestings protected against firearms to a radius of one mile from 
roosting or breeding place, and penalty for disturbance in any manner 
AVhile nesting; and snaring or netting for the purpose of killing during the 
nesting season ]»r()hibiled." 

Snaring, netting, or catching of game birds by torchlight prohibited. 

Sundav hunting and shooting prohibited. 

Shooting of wild fowl limited to use of shoulder gun alone. 



Pennsylvania. 61 



FISH. 

Wien Laii-ful to catch Fish. 

Salmon Trout may be caught from April 1 to August 1. 
Speckled Trout fi'om April 15 lo Julj" 15. 

Speckled trout must measure at least five inches in length. 

Catching of trout or bass with nets in waters owned by one's self is 
lawful during close season. 
L,ake Trout from January 1 to October 1. 
German Carp may be caught from September 1 to May 1. 

Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Susquehanna Salmon. — No person shall by 
anv means or device whatsoever catch or kill in any waters of this State any 
bhick bass, green bass, yellow bass, willow bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or 
grass bass, pike or pickerel, or wall-eyed pike commonly known as Susque- 
hanna salmon, between the first day "of January and the first day of June, 
nor shall catch or kill any of said species of fish at any other time during 
the vear save onlv with a rod, hook, and line ; provided,'the above shall not 
apply to the waters of Lake Erie, except in the ponds on the island or 
peninsula forming the north and east shores of the harbor of Erie. 

Drawing off waters for purpose of catching fish is prohibited. 

Bass, Size. — Unlawful to catch bass less than six inches in length. If 
caught, must be returned to the M'ater immediately. 

Trespass. — Fishing in private ponds, after notice posted, is unlawful, 
without consent of owner. 

It is lawful to fish with fyke or hoop nets in any of the streams unin- 
habited by brook or speckled trout, between March 1 and December 1. 

Set Nets unlawful except in Delaware River below Trenton Falls. 

Seining forbidden, except in case of shad, the meshes of such seines to 
be not less than three inches, and no seine shall be drawn within one fourth 
of a mile of any dam across any river. 

Sundaj' fishing is prohibited. 

Fishing in Lake Erie. — It is unlawful to place any set net or set nets, 
fish baskets, pound nets, gill nets, eel weirs, kiddles, brush or fascine nets, 
fyke nets, or any other net or nets of whatever description or nature, 
or any other permanently set means of taking fish or otherwise, in the 
nature of seines, in anv of the waters of Lake Erie, within two miles from 
the [entrance of any h\\\, or within one half mile from the mouths of any 
streams, commonly 'known as and called creeks, flowing into said lake; nor 
shall any person make use of any device or appliance whatever for the 
purpose" of taking, catchincr, or killing fish within the above-mentioned 
limits, or in the creeks flowing into said lake, save only with rod, hook, and 
line. Any person violating the provisions of this law shall, upon convic- 
tion thereof, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for 
each and every offence. 

Anv person or persons catching or selling any food fish, caught in the 
'waters "of Lake Erie, within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, for the 
purpose of making compost or any fertilizing mixture, is guilty of a mis- 
demeanor. 

It is unlawful to place or allow to pass into or upon any of the spawn- 
ing grounds of Lake Erie, or any part thereof, any fish offal, contents of 
tannery vats, coal tar, gas tar, sa"wdust and planing-mill shavings, or any 
other deleterious substance, or for any person or persons to make use of 
giant powder or other electric powde"r, or any explosive substance what- 
ever, for the purpose of taking fish; or to spear any pickerel, pike, grass 
nike,or muskellunge; or to have in possession any fish unlawfully caught 
in the waters of Lake Erie, bays, ponds, and bayous adjacent thereto; and 
upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a penaltj' of ten dollars for each 
and everv offence. 

It is "unlawful to fish on the first day of the Aveek, called Sunday; 
penaltv of twentv-five doUai-s for each and every offence. 

Nothing in this law will prevent the catching or taking of fish with rod, 
hook, and line, or bait fish by hand nets or cast nets for angling or scien- 
tific purposes; or taking fish for artificial propagation, the stocking of other 
waters, and scientific investigation. 



62 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Fishing in the Delaware Kiver. — No person shall cast, draw, 
I'aston, or ollierwise make use of any seine, drilt net, fyke net, or nets of 
any other description, or use any other appliance for the catching of tish, 
except rod, liook, an<l line, in tiie Delaware Kiver above Trenton Falls; 
but this section does not extend to shad and herring tishing. But it is pro- 
vided that the meshes of nets used for catching shad shall not be less than 
three inches in width, or one and one half inches from knot to knot, above 
Trenton Falls. It is uidawful to tish for shad or herring with nets, either 
shore, drift, gilling, or dip nets, or with any appliance whatever, from the 
fifteenth day of June to the thirty-first day of December of any year, in the 
Delaware River above Trenton Falls. Any person violating any of the 
provisions of this section shall be fined $100 and costs, together with the 
forfeiture of nets, boats, and all appliances. No person shall cast, set, 
draw, fasten, or otlierwise make use of any fyke net or nets of any kind, 
or device made from cotton or tlax twine, or wire netting, similar to a fyke 
net, for the purpose of catching fish, in the Delaware Kiver above Trenton 
Falls at any time of the year. Every person so offending is guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not exceeding f 100, or im- 
prisoned not more than six months, or both. It is unlawful to cast, draw, 
drift, anchor, set, stake, or otherwise make use of any gilling net, seine, 
shore net, drift net, eel pots, or any kind of net for the purpose of catching 
fish in the Delaware Kiver from sunset on Saturday night until twelve 
o'clock on Sunday night of each and every week. Eivery person so oftend- 
in^ shall be fined $100 and costs for each and every offence. It is unlaw- 
ful to place, build, erect, fasten, or use any fish baskets, gill nets, pound 
nets, fyke nets, eel weirs, kiddles, brush or fascine nets, or any perma- 
nently' set means for taking fish in the river Delaware above Trenton 
Falls. Nor shall any person at any time aftix any nets, fish baskets, fyke 
nets, eel racks, or any kind of appliances or set means of taking fish to 
any wing walls in the river Delaware above Trenton Falls ; nor shall any 
person erect, build, or place, or cause to be erected, built, or placed, any 
wing wall or walls, of stone or an,y other substance or material, in tlie 
river Delaware above Trenton Falls, for the purjxtse of afiixing, adjust- 
ing, placing, or setting thereto, or adjacent thereto, any of the afore-men- 
tioned illegal devices, contrivances, or appliances for taking fish. Any 
person violating the jjrovisions ot this law shall l)e fined $.o0 for the first 
offence, and be liable to imprisonment for one month, or both; any person 
offending the second time shall l)e liable to a line of jrlOO and imprisonment 
for three months. It is unlawful to catch or kill, by any means whatever, 
anj' rock bass, or wall-eyed pike, commonly known as Sustpiehanna salmon 
(species recently introduced in the river Delaware), witliin two years 
from the passage of this Act [May 22, 1889], under a penalty of $10 tor 
every fish caught or had in pos -session. No person shall, l)y any means or 
device whatsoever, catch or kill in the Delaware Kiver any black bass, i-ock 
bass, or wall-eyed pike, commonly known as Suscjuehanna salmon, l)etween 
the first dav of Januarv and the thirtieth dav of Mav in any year; nor 
shall catch or kill any of the said species of tish at any other time during 
the year, save with rod, hook, and line. Any vit)lation ()f this section subjects 
the offender to a penalty of $10 for each "fish so caught. No person shall 
catch or kill in the Delaware River any black bass or any wall-eyed pike 
under six inches in length, or anv rock bass under five inches in length, 
under a penalty of $10 for every fish so caught. But should any such fish 
be taken of less size than the above, or should any wall-eyed pike or rock 
bass of any -jize be taken within two years froni the passage of this Act 
[May 22, 1889J, it shall be the duty of any one catching or capturing the 
same to return the fish immediately to the waters from whence taken. Any 
violation of this law subjects the offender to a penalty o\' $11) for ea<'h and 
every fish so caught. Nothing in this Act shall Ite so construed as to pre- 
vent' the catc'.iing of bait fish, other than game fish, by means of hand or 
cast nets for angling or for scientific purposes, or to the catching of suckers 
between the first dav of March and the first day of May of each year. 



Rhode Island. 63 



RHODE ISLAND, 



mien Lawful to shoot Game. 

W'oodcock may be killed from September 1 to January 1. 

Kufted Grouse or Partridge from September 1 to January 1. 

Grouse from Xovember 1 to January 1. 

Quail from October 1 to January 1. " 

Upland or Grass Plover from August 1 to April 1. 

Dusky or Black Duck, Wood or Sumiuer-Duck, from September 1 to 

February 1. 
Blue or Green AVins:ed Teal from September 1 to March 1. 
Robin, L,ark, from November 1 to January 1. 

Possession of above birds during close season is ;>;•/?«« ./V/c/e evidence 
to convict. 
Swallow, Box Martin, from October 1 to May 1. 

Trapping prohibited, and shoulder guns only allowed. 
Squirrel, Rabbit, Hare, from September 1 to January 1. 

V^e of ferrets or weasels to catch rabbits or hares forbidden. 
"Wild Pigeon from August 10 to January 1. 

Eggs and nests protected. 

All fresh-water ducks other than those before mentioned, all sea ducks, 
geese, crows, kingflshers, crow blackbirds, herons, bitterns, plovers (except 
as mentioned above), curlews, rails, sandpipers, snipe.^., and all birds of 
prey except tlshhawks or ospreys, may be killed at any time. 

'Shooting or Ashing on Sunday illegal. 

Trespass. — It is unlawful for any person, between the first day of 
February and the first day of September, to shoot at or kill any l)ird upon 
land not' owned or occupied by himself, and without i)ermissi'on from the 
owner or occupant thereof. 

FISH. 

^]lien Lau'JuI to catch Fish. 

Trout may be caught from IMarch 1 to August 1.5. 

Trout caught must be at least six inches long at anj- time of the year. 

Every person who shall catch any fish, or shall use any seine for catch- 
ing fish within a half a mile from 'the mouth or outlet of any fishery set 
apart as is herein provided, and into any waters into which the waters of 
such fishery are let out, and every perso'n who shall violate any of the pro- 
visions, shall pay for the first ottence 8oO, and for every sub-e(|iient ott'ence 
$100, and in addition to the i)enalties shall forfeit all t^he api»aratu^ by him 
used in violation of the provisions of this section. No person siiall take or 
catcli fish of any; kind from any of the inland waters of this State, set apart 
by the commissioners of inland fisheries for the cultivation of fisli. except 
at such times and in such manner as is hereinafter provided. The prohibi- 
tion of the catching of fish by hook and line from the fisheries stocked 
shall be continued in force for three years from and after the time such 
fisheiy was first e-tablished; provided, however, that fish maybe caught 
through the ice only, and with hook and line only, in those ponds set apart 
for the cultivation of black bass, during Decembe'r, January, and Fel)ruary, 
until the expiration of saitl term of three years. After the expiration of 
said three years, no l)lack bass shall be taken in any of the waters of this 
State, except Sneach Pond, town of Cumberland, between the first day of 
March and the fifteenth day of Julj^; nor at any time except by hook "and 
line as aforesaid. Every person taking any black bass during the time 



aforesaid shall be fined' ^l.o for everj- black' bass so taken, and possession 

' any person of any black bass dui-ing the time aforenamed shaT 
evidence that such black bass was taken in violation of law. After the 



by any person of any black bass dui'ing the time aforenamed shall be 
evidence that such black bass was taken in violation of law. After the 
expiration of said three years no fish shall be taken by any person from 



64 American Game and Fish Laws. 

any waters le.sally set apai't hy said commissioners tor the cultivation of 
shad or salmon, witliin one mile of the outlet of tlie stieams so set apart, 
except from and after the fifteenth day of April until tlic fifteenth day of 
July, or at any time except by hook and hand line, or ))y not less than three- 
inch mesh net or seine or seines. No i)erson sliall take any fish from any 
of the waters of this State, legally set apart for the cultivation of fish, dur- 
ing the times in which they are allowed to l>e taken by this cliapter, except 
on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during said "term, except during 
December, January, and February. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



When L<wful to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from September 1 to February 1, except in the counties 
of Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton, Williamsburg, INIarlboro, Kershaw, 
Horry, Darlington, Marion, and Berkeley, in which counties it shall not 
be lawful between the first cla.y of February and the first day of August. 
Hounding prohibited. 
Hunting deer by fiie forbidden. 
Possession of deer during close season is unlawful. 
^^ild Turkey, Partridge, Quail, Woodcock or Pheasant, from Novem- 
ber 1 to April 1. 
Dove from August 1 to March 1. 

Shooting above birds by firelight prohibited. 
Insectivorous birds protected. 

Trespass. — It is unlawful for any person, at any time whatsoever, to 
hunt or range on any land whatsoever, without the consent of the pro- 
prietor ; every such person so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of 
ten dollars for every such offence. 

Non-residents Hunting or Fishing for Gain. — That from and after 
the passage of this Act it shall not be lawful for any non-resident of this 
State to engage in the business of hunting, ducking," fishing, or gathering 
oysters and terrapins, for gain or for market, within tlie limits of George- 
town, Charlestown, Beaufort, Colleton, and Berkeley Counties, or to engage 
in the exportation or sale of the fruits of such hunting, ducking, fishin"g, or 
gathering oysters and terrapins, without first ol)taining froni the county 
commissioners of the county in which said business is carried yn\ a licens"e 
therefor, which license shall l)e granted by the said county commissioners 
upon paying to the treasurer of said county, to be use<l for county i)ui'poses, 
the sum of five hundi-ed dollars for each non-resident engaging in sucli 
business, and one hundred <lollars for each n(»n-resident hand employed; 
provided, that each license so granted shall be for one year, and shall 
expire on the thirty-first day of Octol)er of eacliyear; provided further, 
however, that tlie provisions of this Act shall not apply to any non-resident 
who shall engage in tlie business of hunting, ducking, "fishing, or gathering 
oysters ami terrapins for gain or for market, on his own land, or in waters 
included within the l)oundaries tliereof. That every person who shall 
offend against the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 
meanor, and on conviction tliereol sliall be liable to a penalty not exceed- 
ing five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, or im- 
prisonment not exceeding six months nor less than thirty days for each 
and every violation of this Act. That all persons shall lie taken and 
deemed as non-residents within the meaning of this Act who shall not have 
had their actual domicile in this State for one year next i»rece(ling their 
doing any of the things prohiliited in this Act. But nothing herein con- 
tained sliall be construed as prohibiting any landholder from authorizing 
any xierson to hunt or shoot ducks or otlier game, or to fish or gather 
oysters and terrapins within the boundaries of his own land. 



So. Carolina — So. Dakota — Tennessee. 65 
FISH. 

Trout. — Taking trout with poison is unlawful. 

Obstructions, Seines, Nets. — At no time shall there be any perma- 
nent obstructions of any kind or nature whatever in any of the inland 
creeks, streams, or waters of the State to the free migration of flsh; nor 
shall any seine, net, or any plan or device for the stoppage or collecting of 
Jisli which obstructs any portion of any creek, stream, or inland water 
within three miles of the ocean, nor within one mile of the mouth of 
AVaccamaw, Great Pee Dee, and Bull Creek Rivers, and not below a line 
fi'om where Mosquito Creek empties into Winyah Bay, across said bay in 
an easterly direction to the opposite shore of sa'id bayf and there shall be a 
close tine'in all the creeks, streams, and inland waters, fi-om the setting of 
the sun each Thursday until the rising of the sun on each Monday. 

Fishing near Fishways. — It shall not be lawful for any person 
whomsoever, at any time, to erect or keep up any fish trap or other device 
for catching fish, or to fish with any net or seiiie, within eighty yards of 
any dam erected by the order or at the expense of the State across any 
stream intended thereby to be made navigable, in which dams there shall 
be left or constructed any sluice for the passage of fish. 

Certain Counties. — Sect. 1678 (as amended by Act 26.5, Laws 1883). It 
shall not be lawful for any person in the counties of Horry, Marion, Dar- 
lington, Clarendon, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Marlboro, Williamsliurg, and 
Richland to fish with nets or gigs, or set traps, or shoot fisli with any kind 
of gun, in any of the fresh watei's. rivers, creeks, lakes, or otlier streams 
in said counties, 1)etween the lirst day of May and the first day of Septem- 
ber in any year hereafter; and it shall not be'lawful for any person to fish, 
with hook and line or otherwise, in the waters of Black River, in Williams- 
burg County, in this State, l)etween the fifteenth day of .June and the 
fifteenth day of August in any year hereafter. One half of all fines col- 
lected for violations of this section shall he paid to the informer by the 
trial justice collecting the same, and the other half shall be paid into the 
county treasury. Sect. 1679. Any person violating the provisions of the 
foregoing section shall l)e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- 
viction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined m a sum 
of twenty dollars or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of thirty 
days. 

As to non-residents fishing for gain, see page 64. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 

When Lav'ful to shoot Game. 

Grouse mav be killed from August 15 to January 1. 

Wild Fowl, Snipe, Plover, Curlew, from September 1 to May 15. 

Song Inrds protected at all times. 

Quail protected for three years from 1890. 
Deer. — In Union, Clay, and Lincoln Counties, deer may be killed from 

October 1 to Januaiy 1. 

With the above exceptions, the laws as given under North Dakota are 
in force in South Dakota. (See page 56.) 



TENNESSEE. 

STATE GAME LAW. 

It is unlawful to hunt, kill, or trap any deer for profit in the State of 
Tennessee; provided, however, that all citizens of Tennessee be allowed 
to hunt, kill, or capture deer for their own consumption, from the first day 



66 American Game and Fish Laws. 

of A ugust to the first day of January of each year, and that all citizens of 
Tennessee may kill or capture deer for profit on his own land;^ but not 
elsewhere fi'oni the first day of August to the first day of January of each 
year. It is unlawful to hunt, kill, net, trap, or capture any quail or 
partridge for profit in the State of Tennessee; provided, that any citizen 
of this State may hunt, kill, trap, or capture quail or partridge for profit 
on liis own land, but not elsewhere, nor at any other season of the year 
than Irom the first day of Novcniljer to the first day of March of each year; 
provided, that it is unlawful to net any partridge or quail at any season of 
the year. The following countk'S are exempt from the provisions of this 
Act: Carroll, Benton, Henderson, White, Cumberland, Van Buren, Smith, 
Cameron, Dver, Cocke, Bradlev, Washington, Scott, DeKalb, Blount, 
Maurv, Sullivan, Unicoi, Grundv, Sevier, Fentress, Lincoln, Putnam, 
Pickett, Johnson, Carter, Franklin, Humphreys, Hickman, Lauderdale, 
Crockett, Lewis, Perry, Decatur, Green, Grainger, Hawkins, Jackson, 
Polk, Warren, Robertson, James, Meigs, Rhea, Weakley, Hardin, McXairy, 
Campbell, I^nion, Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Overton, Clairborne, Chester, 
Marion, Williamson, Marshall, Morgan, Bedford, Moore, Lawrence, 
Wayne, Macon, Clay, and Gibson. 



GAME LAWS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 



When Lairfal to shoot Crame. 

Morgan County. 
Deer and Turkey may be killed from October 1 to December 1. 

Benton and Humphries Counties. 
Deer may be killed from Septeml)er 1 to January 1. 

Shelby County. 
Deer may be killed from Septeml)er 1 to February 1. 

Henry, Dyer, Giles, Maury, Davidson, Madison, Hamilton, 
Bedford, and "Wilson Counties. 

Deer may be killed from September 1 to March 1. 
Turkey from September 15 to May 1. 

Other game birds from September 13 to March 1. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Rutherford, Shelby, Tifton, and Fayette Counties. 
Quail and Partridge may be killed from October 1 to April 1. 
Robertson, Davidson, Lincoln, Maury, and Shelby Counties. 

All game and insectivorous birds maybe killed from September 1 to 
February 1. 

Squirrel, in Shell)y County, same date. 

Montgomery and Cheatham Counties. 

Partridge, Quail, Grouse, Pheasant, and Lark may Ije killed from 

September 15 to INI arch 1. 
"Woodcock, Dove, and Turkey from August 1 to March 1. 
Snipe, Plover, and Duck from September 1 to May 1. 

Song and insectivorous birds from September 15 to March 1. 

Killing game for profit unlawful in the counties of Cumberland, 
Fentress, INlorgan, Scott, Campbell, Overton, Putnam, White, Roan, 
Carroll, Rhea, Bledsoe, and Van Bui-en, except by residents of those 
counties. 

Killing wild fowl for profit on Reelfoot Lake unlawful, except for 
residents of Lake and Obion Counties. 

Unlawful to hunt or trap game without permission of owner of the 
land. 



Tennessee — Texas. 67 

Hunting deer or other animals by fire and with a gun, in the niglit- 
time, prohibited. 

Hunting on Sunday is unlawful. 

FISH. 

It is unlawful to catch, kill, destroy, or take fish in or from any running 
stream of water, or in or from any lake, pond, bayou, or slough in this 
State which has an outlet into a running stream in low water, or in or 
from any lake, pond, bayou, or slough which has no such outlet, but covers 
an area of more than fifteen square miles in low water, by means of any 
seine, trap, net, or to use fish berries, lime, giant powder, dynamite, gun- 
powder, or any other explosive substance for the destruction of fish in 
any of saitl waters or by any other means than by angling with hook and 
line, and with trot line, gig, spike, gun, grab hook, or catch hook. Any 
person owning a private pond may have the right to catch or take flsh 
therefrom at any time and in any manner, whether the same has an outlet 
into a running stream or not. It is lawful to use a hand or minnow net 
in taking small fish or minnow for bait. It is unlawful to place any ti'ap 
of anv kind whatever in any stream, or in the mouth of any stream or 
tributary thereof, or in any lake, pond, bayou, or slough which' has an out- 
let to any running stream "in low water, thereby preventing the free ascent 
or descent up and down, to and from, said waters. It is unlawful to 
molest, disturb, or damage in any way whatever, any fish eggs or young 
fish in any of said waters in this State. No person shall fish with a seine, 
net, trap, or other device in the waters upon the premises of other iiersous, 
withoiit a written permission to do so by the owner. 

Any person who is a citizen of this State may catch fish by means of 
any trap, box,*ba3ket, or bait net, any of whose meshes or openings are 
not less than one and one half inches in diameter, in any stream in this 
State as far as navigable. 

Keelfoot Lake. — It is unlawful for any person, other than citizens of 
Obion and Lake Counties, to fish in Reelfoot Lake for profit; but all 
citizens of Tennessee niav fish in said lake for their own use. 



TEXAS, 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

^Vild Deer may be killed from August 1 to January 20. 

AVild Turkey from Septemlier 1 to May 1.5. 

Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chacken, from August 1 to March 1. 

Quail, Partridge, from October 1 to April 1. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Exemptions. — The following counties are exempted from the above 
provisions : Nacogdoches, Hood, Bosque, Somervell, Lampasas, Sabine, 
San Augustine, Shelby, Titus, Franklin, Delta, Red River, Hunt, Hender- 
son, Rains, Wood, Coryell, Hamilton, Brown, Coleman, Runnells, Johnson, 
Cooke, Morris, Rusk^^ Panola, Grayson, Leon, Wise, Montague, Clay, 
Parker, Tarrant, Jack, and tlie unorganized counties attached to the same 
for judicial purposes; Ellis, Anderson, Tom Green, Hill, Freestone, 
Cherokee, Bowie, Stephens, Eastland, Erath, Comanche, Palo, Pinto, 
Madison, Austin, Hopkins, Throckmorton, Shackelford, Callahan, Taylor, 
Jones, Nolan, Mitchell, Haskell, Stonewall, Kent, Garza, Yoakum, Lynn, 
Terry, Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Fisher, Howard, Martin, 
Andrews, Archer, Wichita, Baylor, Wheeler, Oldham, Knox, King, 
Dickens, Crosljv, Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floj^d, 
Motley, Cottle', Wilbarger, Childress, Hall, Briscoe, Swisher, Castro, 
Parmer, Greer, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, 
Gray, Carson, Totter, Hutchinson, Hartley, Moore, Roberts, Hemphill, 
Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford, Sherman, Hardeman, Dallam, Smith, 
Upshur, El Paso, Cass, Presidio, Pecos, Polk, San Jacinto, Frio, Camp, 



68 American Game and Fish Laws. 



Dimmit, Maverick, Kinney, Cameron, Marion, and the unorganized county 
of Zavelia; the counties of Fort Bend, Grimes, Angeleua, Van Zandt, 
Walker, Trinity, Parker, Jack, and Young. 

Houston County. 

Quail and Partridge may be sliot between October 1 and April 1. 

Lamar, Fannier, and Hopkins Counties. 

Grouse and Prairie Chicken may be killed from August 1 to March 1. 
Quail and Partridge from October 1 to April 1. 

FISH. 

It is unlawful to throw, drag, or haul any fish net, seine, or other con- 
trivance for the purpose of catching fish (except the ordinary pole, line, 
and hook, or trot line) in any stream, lake, or pool of water within the 
State, not his own, above tide water, between the first day of February 
and the first day of July of each year; and at no time of the year in such 
waters shall any one be permitted to drag or haul any fish net or seine with 
meshes less than two and a half inches square. 

Nets, Etc. — No person shall be permitted to set, place, or use any fixed 
net, trap, or other contrivance for trapping fish. 

Drugs, Poisons, Explosives. — It is unlawful to catch or take any 
fish by the use of lime, China berries, India berries, or other poisonous 
substances placed in the water, or by exploding dynamite, giant powder, 
nitroglycerine, or other compounds of an explosive nature in the form of 
a cartridge or in other forms. 



UTAH 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Elk, Deer, Mountain Sheep, and Antelope may be killed from Septem- 
ber 1 to December 1. 
Hounding is prohibited. 
Quail, Partridge, and all kinds of Grouse and Snipe from August 15 

to March 1.5. 
Wild Duck and other "WaterfoAvl from September 1 to April 1. 
Beaver and Otter from November 1 to April 1. 

The selling or having in possession of above during close season pro- 
hibited. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 
Night hunting of ducks prohibited. 

FISH. 

Imported Fish. — It is unlawful for any person to catch any 
impoi-ted fish from the public waters in any county for a period of four 
years from March 11, 1890. 

Trout. — It shall be unlawful for any person to take any trout from 
public waters, except by means of hookand line, and that only between 
the fifteenth day of June of each year and the fifteenth day of February 
following; provided, that where the waters of any river or mountain 
stream are diverted from the natural channel of such river or stream into 
a canal or irrigation ditch for the purpose of irrigating lands, the taking of 
fish from such canal or ditch shall not be unlawful. It is unlawful for any 
person to sell, take, kill, destroy, or have in his possession any trout less 
than six inches long, or any trout whatever that is taken unlawfullj-. 



Utah — Vermont. 69 

Poison, Nets, Etc. — It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or 
take any fish from the public waters by the use of any "poison, deleterious 
drug, or by the use of giant powder, quicklime, or' any other explosive 
substance, or by the erection of any weir, dam, or other "artificial obstruc- 
tion, or by the use of any net, sieve, or device whatsoever which can or 
may be ti'sed for the unlawful taking of fish; provided, that seines not 
more than two hundred yards long and twelve feet wide, with meshes not 
less than one and one half inches square for fifty yards in the centre, and 
meshes not less than two inches square in the wings thereof, may be used 
in Green River at all seasons of the year, and in Bear and Utah Lakes 
between the first day of October of each year and the first day of March 
following. 

Exporting: Fish. — It is unlawful for any person to export dead or 
living fish caught in any of the public waters to any point outside of this 
Territory for either consumption or sale. 



VERMONT, 



Deer. — It is unlawful for a person, prior to the first day of November, 
1900, to pursue, take, or kill within the State a wild deer, "or have in his 
possession a wild deer or part thereof so taken or killed, and the posses- 
sion of the meat, or hide, or any part of a wild deer shall be presumptive 
evidence that the person having it in his possession is guiltv of a violation 
of law. 
Mink, Beaver, Fisher, Otter, may be killed fi'om November 1 to April 1. 

It is unlawful to kill by poison any deer or above animals. 
Quail, KiiflFed Grouse, Woodcock, Wild Fowl, mav be killed from 

September 1 to February 1. 
W'oodcock from August ISto February 1. 

Snaring of above birds prohibited. 

Eggs protected. 

Possession of above birds during close season unlawful. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Killing Game for Market. — No person shall at anv time take, kill, 
purchase, or receive any woodcock or ruffed grouse, commonly called 
partridge, for the purpose of shipping or in any manner disposing of them 
to parties or persons outside of this State for traffic or gain. 

Trespass. Posting Land. — When the owner or occupant of land 
conspicuously posts on the same a notice that shooting, trapping, or fishing 
thereon is prohibited, if a person thereafter wilfully enters upon such 
land, without the permission of the owner or occupant, for the purpose of 
shooting, trapping, or fishing, the owner or occupant may recover against 
such person in an action of trespass for such entry a penalty of $10 in 
addition to the damages sustained thereby. 

Spring Guns, Traps. — It is unlawful for a person to set a spring gun 
ti-ap, or a trap whose operation is to discharge a gun or firearm at an ani- 
mal or person stepping into such trap. 

FISH. 

IMien Lavful to catch Fish. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Salmon Trout, L,onge, may be cauo-ht 
from May 1 to September 1. ° 

Caught with hook and line only- 
Possession during close season is unlawful. 

Black Bass from June 1 to February 1. 

Unlawful to catch black bass less than ten inches in length. 



70 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Wliitefish, Lake 8had, from November 15 to Xoveml)erl. 
Wall-eyetl Pike, Pike Perch, from June 1 to February 1. 

Nets. — All pound net, gill net, set net, set line, and fyke fishing is pro- 
hibited. 

Lake Chaiiiplain. Possession. Search. — All pound net, trap net, 
set net, and fyke fishing, or any other device for entrapping or ensnaring 
fish in the waters of Lake Chaniplain or the tributaries thereof, are hereby 
prohil)ited; provided, however, that seine fishing shall be allowed during 
the months of October and November in each year, and fishing with hook 
and line Ijetween tlie first day of June and the first day of February next 
after, and nothing contained' herein shall prohibit the capture of minnows 
for bait. It is unlawful for any person to take or catch any black bass, 
pike, wall-eyed pike, shad, or pond pickerel from any of the waters, 
public or private, of this State, or from the waters of Lake Champlain, or 
have any of said fish in his possession, between the first day of February 
and the "first day of June in any year. Possession during close season 
shall be presumptive evidence that the person so in possession or custody 
of the same took or caught such fish in violation of the laws of the State, 
and that such fish were caught or taken from the waters of this State 
within the time above stated. 

Seines. —It is unlawful to fish for whitefish or lake shad, or for wall- 
eyed pike or pike perch, with a seine Avhose meshes are less than one and 
one half inches in extension knot to knot. 

Explosives. Poisons. — It is unlawful for a person to catch or 
destroy fish in waters other than private preserves by the use of gun- 
powder or other explosive material or poisons. 

Stocking: with Pickerel. —It is unlawful for a person to engage in 
stocking any of the waters of the State with pickerel. 



FISHING IN CERTAIN LAKES AND RIVERS. 

Lake Bonioseen. — It shall not be lawful for any person to fish in the 
waters of Lake Bonioseen, in the towns of Castletou and Hubbardton, by 
the use of any seines, nets, spears, lead lines, or lines strung with hooks, 
or explosives, or with other devices for entrapping, ensnaring, or killing 
fish. It shall not be lawful for any person to tish in any manner upon the 
crossway known as " Johnson's Bridge " from the first day of March to 
the twentieth day of June inclusive, or in the marsh north of said cross- 
way, or within a line twenty-five rods south of and parallel with said 
crossway. 

Black Creek. — It is unlawful for an j^ person to take, catch, kill, or 
destroy any fish of any kind in Black Creek, so called, or in any cove or 
marsh'adjoining and belonging thereto, from the mouth of said creek in 
the town of Sheldon to the gi-ist mill in East Fairfield, in the town of Fair- 
field, county of Franklin," by shooting, spearing, or snaring them, or 
in any other manner except by hook and line, or to have in his 
possession any such fish knowing them to have been so taken, 
caught, killed, or destroyed in any other manner than by hook and line. 
Nothing in this Act contained shall be held to prevent any one at any time 
from fishing in said creek, coves, or marshes with hook and line. 

Duck Pond.— Unlawful to catch, carry away, or destroy any tish in 
Duck Pond, within twenty years from November -M, 1888, said pond being 
situated within the boundary lines and upon the farm of Winslow H. Saw- 
yer, in the town of Plymouth, and State of Vermont, and covering about 
one and one half acres of laud, and being the private property of the said 
Sawyer, without the consent of the owner thereof. 

Moose Kiver. — It shall not be lawful for a person to catch black bass 
in the waters of the Moose River between the lower mill dam at En<t St. 
Johnsbury and the upper mill dam at West Concord, by the use of hook 
and line or in anv other way, for the term of five years from the first day 
of January, A. L). 1889. 

Lowell Lake. — ITnlawful to catch, carry away, or destroy any fish in 
Lowell Lake, so called, in the town of Londonderry, between the last day 
of November and the first day of May of each year. 



Vermont — Virginia. 71 

Lake St. Catherine. — It shall not be lawful for any person to fish in 
the waters of Lake St. Catherine, in the towns of Poultney and Wells, by 
the use of any seines, nets, spears, dead lines, or lines strunjr with hooks, 
or explosives, or other devices for entrapping, ensnaring, or killing fish. 

Mink Brook. — It is unlawful to take or catch any fish in Mink 
Brook, in the town of Concord, or have in possession any fish captured 
in said brook, between the first day of May and the first day of December 
in any year. 



VIRGINIA, 



When Lav-fid to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from August l.^i to January 1. 

Partridge, Pheasant, or T\'^ild Turkey. Destruction of tlieir Eggs. 
— It is unlawful to kill or offer for sale any'paitridge or quail between the 
first day of January and the fifteenth day of October; or any pheasant 
or ruffed grouse, or wild turkey, between the first day of February and 
the fifteenth day of September, in the counties west of the Blue Kidge 
(except Rockbridge), and in Rockbridge and the counties east of the Blue 
Ridge (except Prince Edward), between the fifteenth day of January and 
the fifteentli day of October, and in Prince Edward between the first day 
of March and the fifteenth day of October; or, at any time, to take or 
destroy the eggs of partridge or quail, pheasant or ruffed grouse, or wild 
turkey, or catch them with nets or traps. 

Partridge in Certain Counties. — That it shall not be lawful to kill 
and capture partridge in the counties of A ccomac, Northampton, Smyth, 
Franklin, Bedford, Amherst, Augusta, and Washington, between the first 
day of February and the first day of November in each year, and in the 
county of Clarke it shall not be lawful to kill or capture partridge between 
December 25 and October 31, inclusive, of each year. That it shall be 
unlawful for any person to kill or capture, or ofier for sale, or buy any 
partridge between the first day of February and the first day of November 
in the counties of Rockbridge', Wythe, Batli, Alleghany, Highland, AVash- 
ington, Grayson, and Scott. 

Wild "Waterfowl. — It is unlawful to kill any wild waterfowl (except 
the summer-duck), between the first day of May and the first day of Sep- 
tember, or to kill any wild waterfowl, except from the land, at any time 
during the night; or to kill them with a gun which cannot be conveniently 
raised and fired at arm's length from the shoulder without a rest; or at anV 
time to capture them in traps or nets, or by otlier contrivances; provided, 
that wild geese may be killed either during the day or night; but in no 
case shall floating reflectors, lamps, or lights of any kind be used in shoot- 
ing them in the night; and nothing in this clause shall apply to the wild 
waterfowl called sora. 

Non-resident is pi'ohibited from killing wild fowl on any marshes, 
islands, or beaches, and it is unlawful to shoot from skiff', float, or sink 
box within the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, King George, 
or Henrico. 

Trespass. — Unlawful to shoot on another's land, without permission 
of owner or occupant. 

Of Marsh Hen, Willet, or Gull. Their Eggs. — To shoot, or in any 
manner kill or destroy the bird known as the marsh hen, or take its eggs 
later in the season than the twentietli of June ; or shoot, or in an^' manner 
kill or destroj' the bird known as the willet earlier in the season than the 
fifteenth of July, or take its eggs later in the season than the twentieth of 
July ; or shoot, or in any manner kill or destroy the bird known as the gull 
or striker, before the first day of September, or take its eggs later in the 
season tlian the twentieth of July, is unlawful. 

"W'oodcock, Mocking-bird, Buzzard, etc. — It is unlawful to kill or 
capture woodcock between the first day of Api-il and the first day of 
November; or, at anytime, to kill the turkey buzzard or black buzzard, 



72 American Game and Fish Laws. 

or to capture, for sale or transportation, or kill the mocking-bird, or kill or 
capture the brown thrush, cardinal or redbird, wood robin, bluebird, house 
martin or starling, or destroy their nests; except in Alexandria and Fairfax 
Counties it shall not be lawful to kill or capture woodcock between the 
first day of January and the fourth day of July. 

GAME IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 

Accomac. — Chapter 113, Laws 1878. Sect. 1. Be it enacted bv the 
General Assembly of Virginia : That if any person (except from the land) 
shall shoot or kill wild fowl during the night within the jurisdiction of the 
waters of Accomac County, or if any person from a skiff, float, or other 
draft, or by the aid thereof, within the jurisdiction of the waters of the 
county aforesaid, in the night-time, shoot or kill wild fowl, he may be con- 
victed thereof before a justice, and on conviction thereof shall surrender 
his gun and any such skiff, float, or other craft; and the same shall be 
forfeited to the informer and to those who shall assist in making the 
arrest of the person, or persons, violating this law. If he fail to surrender 
them, he shall be committed to jail for thirty days; and moreover, if any 
person offending against this section shall use reflectors, lamps, or lights 
of any description, in the night-time, for the purpose of killing wild fowl 
in the said waters (the possession thereof being prima facie evidence of his 
guilt), he shall forfeit not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars; [one 
half equally to informer and those who arrest; in default of payment, jail 
ten to thirty days. Sect. 2. For wilful failure to prosecute, couutv sheriff 
shall be fined $10 to $20. Sects. 3, 4. Convicted persons shall have right 
of appeal, and trial by jury.] 

Accomac and Northampton. — Chapter 239, Laws 1879. Sect. 1. That 
no person who is not a resident of this State shall hunt, shoot, or take or 
catch with nets or traps, partridge in the counties of Accomac or Northamp- 
ton, witliout the written consent of the owners or occupiers of the lands on 
which they hunt, shoot, trap, or net. [Sect. 2. Penalty, Ifine of $50 to $100 
with costs; on failure to pay fine, imprisonment one to three months.] 
Sect. 2. The fact of such hunting, etc., sliall be evidence of guilt, whether 
the game referred to be taken or not. (;)ne half of fine to infoi'mer. Sect. 4. 
Any citizen may arrest without warrant. Sect. 5. No person shall be 
considered a resident of this State within the meaning of this Act who 
shall not have actually resided and domiciled within the limits of the State 
eighteen months next preceding the time when the supposed offence may 
have been committed; and in all questions that may arise as to residence 
under this Act, the onus probandi shall rest on the defendant. 

Alexandria and Fairfax. — Chapter 134, Laws 1879 [as re-enacted by 
Chapter 454, Private Laws 1890.] Sect. 1. That in the counties of Alex- 
andria and Fairfax it shall not be lawful to kill or capture hare or rabbit 
from January 1 to October 1 of each year. [Sect. 2. Penalty, fine of $10, 
or jail two to five days; arrest may be made with or without warrant by 
any citizen.] 

Essex. — It shall not be lawful for any person to kill or capture par- 
tridge or wild turkey in the county of Essex, between the first day of 
February and the first day of November; nor shall it be lawful to kill or 
capture deer in the county of Essex between February 1 and August 15. 

Frederick and Shenandoah. —No person shall liunt any deer he- 
tween December 15 and September 15. Hounding unlawful, for five years 
from 1888. Dogs running deer in Frederick County may be killed by any 
one 

That it shall be unlawful for any person to kill or capture, or offer for 
sale, or bag any partridge or quail between the first day of January and 
the first day of November; or any phea^^ant or rutted grouse or' wild 
turkej" between the first day of Fel)ruary and the first day of November; 
or wood(;ock between the first day of April and the first day of July; and 
it shall he unlawful for any non-resident of this State at any time to offer 
for sale or ship for purposes of sale any of said game. Possession prima 
facie evidence. 

Halifax. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to kill, or cap- 
ture, or offer for sale, or buy anj^ partridge, or quail, or wild turkey, in the 
county of Halifax, between the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth 



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(lay of October of each year; nor shall it be lawful at any time to capture 
them in nets or traps, or to break up their nests, or to take or destroy their 
eggs. Possession in prohibited period prima facie evidence. 

Hanover and Henrico. — That it shall not be lawful for any person 
to hunt, trap, shoot, or otherwise kill rabbit or hare in the counties of 
Hanover and Henrico between Fel)ruary ] and October 1 of each year; 
provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construe<l as prohibiting any 
person from hunting, trapping, shooting, or otherwise killing rabbit or 
hare upon his own land at any time. 

Henry. — That it shall not be lawful, in Henry County, for any person 
to kill or capture, or offer for sale, or buy any partridge or quail, between 
the first day of February and the twenty-fifth day of October of each year. 
Nor shall it be lawful at any time to take or destroy the eggs of the same. 

Isle of W^iglit, Nansemond, and Soxitlianipton. — That it shall not 
be lawful for any person to kill or capture partridge in the counties of Isle 
of Wight, Nansemond, and Southampton between the fifteenth day of 
February and the fir^t day of November; nor shall it be lawful to kill or 
capture "wild turkey in the counties of Isle of Wight, Nansemond, and 
Southampton between the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day 
of September. 

King and Queen. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to kill 
or capture parti idge or wild turkey in the county of King and Queen 
between the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of October of 
each vear; nor shall it be lawful to kill or capture deer in the county of 
King'and Queen Ijetween the first <lay of February and the fifteenth day of 
August of each year. 

Kinsr William. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to kill or 
capture deer in the county of King William, between the first day of 
February and the first day of October in each year. Sect. 2. It shall not 
be lawful to kill or capture partridge in the said county between the first 
day of March and the first day of November of each year. It shall not be 
lawful to kill or capture wild turkey in said county between the fifteenth 
day of March and the first day of November of any year. 

Lancaster and Richmond. —That it shall be unlawful to kill any 
deer, or chase anj^ deer with dogs with intent to kill the same, or to kill, or 
capture, or offer for sale, or buy any partridge or quail in the counties of 
Kichmond or Lancaster between the first day of February and the fifteenth 
day of October of each year. 

L,ondon. — That it shall be unlawful for any person in the county of 
Loudon to hunt, kill, or capture woodcock between the first day of January 
and the fifteenth day of .June in any year, or partridge and pheasant 
between .January 1 and October 15; or robins between May 1 and Feb- 
ruary 1.5; or rabbits between .January 1 and October 1.5 in any year, or at 
any time to take or destroy the eggs of partridge, pheasant, woodcock, or 
robin, or catch such birds with nets or traps. 

Pa8:e. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to kill or capture 
deer in any manner whatever in tlie county of Page for a period of four 
years from the passage of this Act; and further, that after the expiration 
of the four years, the time of the hunting season in which deer may be 
killed or hunted with dogs shall be lessened so as to commence the first 
of October and end the first of December in each year. The possession of any 
venison within the period prohibited herein shiill he prima facie evidence 
of the violation of this Act. Sect. 4. Any dog or dogs which may be 
caught in the act of running deer within the time prohibited by this Act 
may be killed by any party. 

Pittsylvania. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to kill and 
capture, or offer for sale or buy, any partridge, or quail, or wihl turkey in 
the county of Pittsylvania or city of Danville, between the fifteenth day of 
February and the first day of November of each year; nor shall it be 
lawful at any time to breat up their nests, or to take or destroy their eggs. 
Possession in prohibited period shall he prima facie e\iAer\ce. 

Rockingham. — That it shall not be lawful for any person to shoot 
or run anv deer with dogs with the intention of destroying tlie same, from 
the fifteenth day of November until the first day of October next following 
in each year. Any person found with fresh venison or deer-skin in the 
prohibited period shall be deemed to have killed said deer. If any person 



74 American Game and Fish Laws. 

shall shoot, hunt, range, or fowl within the county of Rockingham, par- 
tridge from the lir.st clay of January until the lirst (hiy of November in eacli 
year, he shall be fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars tor each 
offence. And no person shall hunt, trap, net, or shoot partriflge on the 
land of any person at any time without tlie consent of the owner thereof. 



FISH. 



Trout may be caught from April 1 to September 15. 

Must be caught by liook and line only. 
Bass, Perch, fi'om July 1 to May 15. 

Shooting or spearing same px'oliibited. 

Possession of above fisli during prohibited season unlawful. 

Prohibition against use of substances injurious to fish. 



FISHING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 

Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, and "Wise Counties. — That it shall 
be unlawful for any person to kill or injure any fish by the use of dyna- 
mite or any other explosive thrown or placed in any of the waters of Lee, 
Wise, Diclienson, Buchanan, and Scott Counties. It shall also be unlawful 
for any person to purchase, eat, or have in liis possession auj^ fish so 
injured or caught in any of said waters. 

Chickahominy and James Kivers. —That it shall be unlawful for 
any person to fish with, use, or set any pound net or purse net in any of 
the waters of James and Chickaliominy Kivers; provided, that tliis Act 
shall not apply to waters of James Kiv'er, between the dry dock in the 
town of Newport News and AVarwick Creek, in Warwick County, for a 
distance of 400 yards from low-water mark, along the Warwick County 
line out into the waters of James River. 

Clinch River. — That it shall be unlawful for any person to fisli in the 
waters of Clincli River, in tlie county of Russell, for the period of two 
years, in any mode except with a hook and line or gig, or to poison them 
in any manner or to kill them with dynamite at any time. 

CubCreek. — That no person shall at any time build any dam, com- 
monly known as a fish dam, or any other obstruction across CubCreek, for 
the purpose of catching fish by trap, net, or other means. 

Dan River. — It shall be unlawful after the passage of this Act for 
any person or corporation to catcli or take in or from said river Dan, at 
Danville, between the Richmond and Danville Railroad bridge across Dan 
River and one hundred feet above the dam across said river, fish of any 
kind whatever, by means of traps, nets, gill nets, seines, trot lines, gigs, s:rab 
hooks, or in any other way or manner whatsoever except by angling with 
ordinary hook and line; and all traps, nets, gill nets, and other appliances 
hereby prohibited for catching fish, shall be within thirty days from the 
passage of this Act removed from said river within the prescribed locality 
aforesaid. 

HaAvksbill Creek. — That it shall be unlawful for any person to fish 
in the waters of the Hawksbill Creek, in Page County, from "Carter's 
Mill," a point on said creek, to " Liiray Mills," at the junction of the two 
Ijranches south of Luray, by the use of drive nets, dip nets, set nets, or in 
any other way or manner, except angling with hook and line. 

Holstein River. — No person shall, between the first day of April and 
the first day of July in any year, draw or haul any seine or drag, or fish 
with any gill or floating net, or set any trap or net in the waters of the 
north fork of the Holstein River, or in the middle fork of said river in 
Smyth County, for the purpose of taking fish therefrom ; that it shall be 
unlawful for any person to fish in the waters of the north fork of Holstein 
River, in this State, by the use of seines, gigs, shooting boats, or traps 
during the months of April, INIay, and June, or by poisoning in any 
manner, or to kill them with dynamite at any time. 



Virginia — Washington. 75 

Holsteiii, PoAvell's, Roanoke, and (Smith's Rivers. — Xo persou 
shall at any time build any dam commonly known as the fish dam, or any 
other obstruction, more ' than half-way across the Roanoke River, or 
Smith's River, iu the counties of Henry, Patrick, and Franklin, or Pow- 
ell's River, in Lee County, or the middle fork of Holstein River, in Smyth 
County, for the purpose of catching fish by a trap, net, or other means.' 

Pittsylvania County. — That it shall be unlawful for any person to 
take fish from the streams of Pittsylvania County (except in Dan and 
Staunton Rivers) for the period of five years next ensuing- after the pas- 
sage of this Act, except by angling with ordinary hook and line. 

Potomac River. — That it shall be unlawful to fish with a purse net 
or pound net iu any of the tributaries of the Potomac River within the 
jurisdiction of Stafford, King Geox'ge, Fairfax, and Alexandria Counties, 
between the first day of June and the first day of September in any year, 
or to fish in any of said waters with a purse net, pound net, or other fixed 
device of any kind, between sunset on Saturday of any week and sunrise 
on Monday of the ensuing week, but during that time the bag, purse, or 
head of any pound net or other fixed device shall be taken up so that fish 
may freel}-- pass without obstruction. 

Powell's River. — It shall be unlawful for any person, between the 
first day of March and the fifteenth day of June 'in any year, to catch, 
destroy, or take any fish in Powell's River, in the county of Lee, by 
means of any seine, net, trap, gig, arrow, or any other means whatsoever, 
except by riile, pistol, or other gun, or angling with hook and line. 



WASHINGTON 



When LavfuJ to shoot Game. 

Elk, Moose, Deer, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat, may be killed 

from December 1 to January 1. 

Hunting above animals for their hides and horns is prohibited. They 
cannot be killed unless the cai'cass of such animal is used or procured for 
food by the person slaying it. 

The sale of hides or horns during close season is unlawful. 

Hunting deer with dogs is forbidden. 

Fire hunting the aViove animals is forbidden, except within one's 
enclosure. 
W'ild Fowl from August 1.5 to April 1. 

Night hunting wild fowl is unlawful. 

Shooting fi'om sink boat or with pivot or swivel gun is prohibited. 
Grouse, Pheasant, Sage Hen, from August 1 to January 1. 
Quail from October 1 to Januarj- 15. 

Trapping of above birds is forbidden at all times. 

Possession in close season of above-mentioned birds is j^f'l'nfi facie 
evidence to convict. 

Trespass. — Hunting on private property, after notice posted, is un- 
lawful. 

Nest> and eggs protected. 

FISH. 

Trout may be caught fi'oni April 1 to November 1. 

Seines, Nets, etc. — It is unlawful to take, catch, or destroy, with any 
seine, net, weir, trap, or other device, other than hook and line, any moun- 
tain ti-out, brook trout, bull trout, or salmon trout. 

The Term " Salmon." — Wherever the term " salmon" is used it shall 
be construed to include chinook, steelhead, blueback, silversides, and all 
other species of salmon. 



76 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Salmon in the Columbia. — It is unlawful to take or fish lor salmon in 
the (Jolunil)ia River or its tributaries bj- any means in any year heieafter 
between the first day of 3Iarch and the tenth day of April^ or between the 
tenth day of Au.2:ust and the tenth day of September, and also, during the 
weekly close season time, between the hour of six o'clock p. M. on each 
and every Saturday and six o'clock in the afternoon of the following 
Sunday. 

Salmon in Shoalwater Bay and Gray's Harbor. — It shall not be 
lawful for any person or persons to take or fish for salmon on the waters 
of Shoalwater Bay and the rivers with their tributaries flowing into said 
bay, and also on" the waters of Gray's Harbor and the rivers with their 
trii)utaries flowing into said Gray's Harbor, from the fifteenth day of No- 
veml^er until the fifteenth day of December during any year hereafter. 

Salmon in Puget Sound. — It shall not be lawful for any person or 
persons to take or fish for salmon during the months of March, Ai)ril, and 
May of each year on the waters of Puget Sound. 

Nets, Traps, AVheels,etc. — It shall not be lawful for any pound net, 
set net, trap, weir, wheel, or other fixed appliance for taking fi'sh to extend 
more than one half of the way aci'oss the breadth of any stream, channel, 
or slough of any waters mentioned in this Act at the time' and place of such 
fishing." 

Deleterious substances and sawdust thrown into any stream or river is 
unlawful. 



WEST VIRGINIA 



When Lawful to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from September 1.5 to December 1.5. 

Hunting deer with dogs prohibited for five years from February 24, 18S7. 

Possession of deer during close season is unlawful. 
Quail or A'irginia Partridge from November 1 to December 20. 

Unlawful to trap above birds at any time. 
Wild Turkey from September 1.5 to January 1. 

Kuflfed Grouse, Pheasant, Pinnated Grouse, or Prairie Chicken 

from November 1 to January 1. 
"Wild Fowl ft-om October 1 to April 1. 

The use of swivel or pivot guns or sneak or push boats is forbidden. 
Snipe from March 1 to July 1. 
Woodcock from July 1 to September 1.5. 

Insectivorous birds, with their eggs and nests, pi'otected. 

Shooting near Dwellings. — No person when shooting on the land of 
another sliall discliargc any firearms on any lawn or orchard or other 
groun<l which is directly appurtenant to, or within gunshot of, an occupied 
dwelling-house. 

Purchase and Sale of Game. — It is unlawful for any one to purchase 
any birds or game during close season. The exposure 'for sale will be 
2)rhna facie evidence to convict. 

Trespass. — No person shall shoot within the enclosed lands of another, 
without permission from the oM'ner. 



FISH. 

Fish Nets, Pots, AA'^eirs, Traps. Jack Salmon, AVhite Salmon, 
Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon. Trespass, Private AVaters, Tres- 
pass Notices. — It shall not l)e lawful for any i)erson to catch or destiuy 
any of the fish in the creeks or rivers of this State by means of drag or 



West Virginia — Wisconsin. 77 

other uets, fish pots, weirs, traps, by sledging, sliooting, or other devices 
(except by hook and line, gig and spear), nor shall it be lawful to place in 
the rivers,* creeks, or streams of this State, at any time, any fish pots, weirs, 
or traps ; nor shall it be lawful for anj' person to catch or destroy any of the 
fish in the rivers of this State by means of drag or other nets, sledging, 
shooting, seines, or other devices '(except by hook and line, gig and spear), 
from the first day of April to the first day of December of each year. It 
shall not be lawful to catch or destroy any jack salmon, or white salmon, in 
any manner, between the first day of April and the fifteenth day of June 
in each year; nor to catch or destroy any brook trout or landlocked salmon, 
in any manner, between the first 'day' of September and the tirst day of 
January of each year; nor shall it be'lawful for any person to kill fish at 
anv tim'e with Co'cculus indicus, or other poison, or by the use of explosives. 
It shall not be lawful for any person, engaged at any time in catching fish, 
to trespass upon or go into any enclosed field, adjoining or near to the 
•stream in which said person is fishing ; nor to pass through any enclosed field, 
for the purpose of fishing, without permission fi'om the owner or occupier 
of such field; nor shall it be lawful for any person, at any season, to catch 
or destroy fish in any dam or pond, the "property of any person, except 
with the "consent of'the owner of such dam or pond, unless such dam or 
pond be in some of the rivers of this State. But nothing in this Act shall be 
so construed as to prevent the catching of minnows or small fish (except 
salmon, shad, and trout), by means of hand or cast nets, to be used for ang- 
ling or scientific purposes'; nor to prevent the fish commissioners of this 
State, or any person with their consent, from catching any fish at any time 
with nets or seines, for the purpose of propagation, or stocking other 
waters, nor to prevent any person from taking in any way fish from his 
private dam, pond, or spi-ing at any time. Any person who shall buy or re- 
ceive any brook trout, landlocked salmon, "California salmon, German 
carp, or any other fish caught or taken contrary to the pi-ovisions of this 
Act, knowing the same to be so caught or taken, shall be guilty of a misde- 
meanor. 



WISCONSIN. 



When Lait'fid to shoot Game. 

Deer may be killed from October 15 to December 1. 

Hunting deer with dogs prohibited at all times. 
TVoodcock from August 1 to December 15. 
Quail, Grouse, Snipe, Plover, AVild Fowl, Squirrel, from August 1 to 

December 15. 
Otter, Marten, Mink, Fisher, Beaver, Muskrat, from November 1 to 

May 1. 

It is unlawful for a person to sell or expose for sale any kind of game, 
birds, animals, or venison protected by law after the expii-ation of eight 
days next succeeding the time limiteJ and prescribed for the killiug of 
sucii birds or animals. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

^Vild Pigeons protected within three miles of nesting-place. 
AVater Fowls may be killed only with a shoulder gun, and shall not be 

shot at from fioat, sink, sail or steam boat, or from any fixed or artifi- 
cial ambush located in open water beyond the natural cover of reeds, 

canes, flags, etc., of any lake, river, bay, or inlet. 

Net, Snare, Trap, Spring Gun, Swivel Gun. — It is unlawful at any 
time to take, catch, or kill any of the animals or birds mentioned above by 
means of anj" snare, net, trap, or spring gun or any other contrivance ; and 
it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place, spread, or set any- 
where, or permit to be placed, spread, or set, anj' net, trap, or snare for the 
purpose of catching, taking, or killing any of the 'animals or birds mentioned 
above. 



78 American Game and Fish Laws. 

Hare, Rabbit. — It -jliall be unlawful lor any |)erson to use or em- 
ploy, in the pursuit, hunting, or killing hare or rabbits of any kind, any 
ferret or ferrets, nets, traps, snares, sticks, dogs, or clubs, or any other 
means or contrivance whatever except a firearm, habitualh' held at arm's 
length and discharged from the shoulder. 

Niglit Hunting. — It shall be unlawful at any season to hunt, shoot, 
catch, or pursue any of the birds or animals above in the night-time, or to 
employ any device, means, or contrivance whatever for catching, killing, or 
destroying any such bird or animal in the night-time. 

Exportation. — It shall be unlawful to kill, take, wound, or pursue, 
purchase, or have in possession when so killed or taken, any of the birds or 
animals mentioned above with intent to export, carry, or coiivey the same, 
or any part or portion of such bird or animal, beyond the boundaries of 
this State. 



FISH, 



T^^all-eyed Pike, Bass. — Unlawful to sell above fish of less than one 
pound weight each. Unlawful to have in possession to exceed ten pounds 
of above fish, weighing less than one pound each. 

Fish Nets, Bait Fish. — No person or persons shall be allowed to set, 
place, or use anv gill, fyke, pound, seine, dip, or other net or sjiare, in the 
inland lakes, rivers, or streams of the State of Wisconsin, and no person or 
persons shall catch or take fish in any of the inland lakes, rivers, or streams 
in said State by the use of any such net or seine (except fish known as 
whitefish may be taken with a dip net having a hoop not exceeding thirty 
inches in diameter, between the tenth day of November and the fifteenth 
day of December in each year). The inland lakes, rivers, or streams shall 
be construed as meaning all waters within the jurisdiction of the State ex- 
cept Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay, that part 
of Fox River lying north and east of a line drawn from a northeast cor- 
ner of a southeast quarter of section twenty-four, town twenty-four, 
range twenty east, to the southwesterly corner of claim number forty- 
six in town "twenty-four north, of ranj^e twenty-one east, according to 
government survey, and private ponds. This Act shall not be con- 
strued to prevent the catching of minnows, shiners, chubs, dace, suckers, 
or stickleback for bait bv means of dip nets, or seines, of not more than 
fifty feet in length, nor niore than three feet in depth, except in sti-eams or 
waters inhalnted by or containing trout of any variety. 

Trout, Pike, Bass, Mviskellunge. Private AVaters. — No person 
or persons shall be allowed to fish for, catch, or kill with any device, nor 
shall any person or persons sell or offer for sale, or bu3^ or have in their 
possession any brook trout, mountain trout, rainbow ti'out, Mackinaw 
trout, pike, black, green, and Oswego bass, or muskellunge during their 
spawning season. The spawning or closed season shall be construed as 
follows: Brook, rainbow, and mountain trout from the first day of Sep- 
tember to the fifteenth day of April. Mackinaw trout (commonly called 
lake trout) from the first'day of October to the fifteenth day of January. 
Pike (commonly called wall-eyed pike) from the first day of March to the 
first day of Mav; and black, green, and Oswego bass and muskellunge, 
from the first dav of February to the first day of May. This Act shall not 
be construed to 'prevent the buying or selling of fish or possessing fish 
during such spawning season that have been raised in private ponds or 
caught in other than the inland waters of the State. 

Explosives, Spear. — No person or persons shall be allowed to catch, 
kill, or take anv fish in any waters of the State by means of dynamite or 
other explosives, or spear, except that a spear may be used in the waters 
of the Mississippi River and sloughs, and also a spear may be used in the 
waters of Lake Winnebago, Fox and Wolf Rivers, and all waters emptying 
into Green Bay, for sturgeon and pickerel only. 

Sale, Export, Tackle. — No person shall catch for sale, or offer for 
sale, or barter or ship out of the State any brook, rainbow or mountain 
trout caught in the public waters of this State, nor catch these fish by 
means of any other device than hook and line or angling. 



Wisconsin. 79 



AVliitefi.sli. — It shall hereafter he unlawful for any dealer or other 
person to buy, or for any one to sell or otfer to sell, or for any one to have 
in his possession, in this State, or for any one to ship out of this State, any 
whiteftsh of less than a pound and a half round or undressed weight, 
or one pound dressed weight; provided, however, that any one engaged in 
fishing as a business may be permitted to have in their posssesion only 
such amount of whitefish "of less than one and a half pounds in weight as 
the warden in his judgment may think unavoidable; provided, further, 
that such amount shall under no circumstances exceed fifty pounds. . . . 
It shall be unlawful, after the passage of this Act, for any person, for him- 
self or another, to set in the waters of Chequamegon Bay south of an east 
and west line drawn at the lighthouse in said bay, known as the Chequa- 
iiegon Lighthouse, any pound, gill, or trap net, for a term of five years. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, for himself or another, to set or cause 
to be set in the waters of Lake Superior, on or near the main shore thereof, 
from the mouth of the Montreal River to the mouth of the St. Louis River, 
any pound net for a term of five years from and after A pril L A . D. 1889. . . . 
The waters of Sturgeon Bay sHall be subject to the provisions of this Act 
so far as applicable, except no pound, gill, or fyke net or seine or any other 
net or device for catching or trapping fish will be permitted to be placed 
therein, except a dip net to be used for the purpose of catching minnows for 
bait and gill nets the meshes of which are not less than four and one half 
inches, stretch measure; and it shall be unlawful to catch any fish in Stur- 
geon Bay by any other methods than are provided in this section. The 
waters of Stiirgeo'n Bay shall be considered that portion lying south of a 
line drawn from the extreme southerly point of Sherwood Point. Said 
line running east to the shore terminating in section nineteen, township 
twenty -eight, range twenty-six east, in Door County; provided, that all the 
waters of Sawyer's Harbor shall be construed a part of Sturgeon Bay. 

"Wolf River, Fox River, Lakes Winnebago, Poygan, Winnecoiine, 
and Butte des Morts. — No person or persons shall be allowed to set, 
place, or use any gill, fvke, pound, seine, dip, or other net or snare in the 
Wolf River, the Fux River from the mouth of the Wolf, to the dam at 
Depere, and Lakes Winnebago, Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts, 
between the first day of February and the first day of September of each 
and every year. This Act shall not be construed to prevent the catching 
of shiners, chubs, dace, suckers, or stickleback for bait, by means of dip 
nets. No kind of nets, except a gill net for catching fish and a dip net for 
catching bait, shall be set, used, or placed in the waters of Lake Winne- 
bago, and no net except a gill, a hoop, and a dip net shall be used, set, or 
placed in the waters of the Wolf and Fox Rivers, as described in section 
one of this Act, or in Lakes Winneconne, Buttes des Morts, and Poygan. 
No net of any kind shall be set, used, or placed across the mouth of any 
channel, stream, or river tributary to the waters described in section 
one of this Act. 

Douglas Pond and Creek. — For and during the full period of three 
years from and after the fifteenth day of April, A. 1). 1889, no person shaU 
catch, kill, or take any brook, rainbow, or mountain trout, or other fish, 
from the Douglas mill pond, situated in the town of Melrose, in the county 
of Jackson, in this State, or from Douglas Creek, or any of its tributaries, 
in the said county of Jackson , by means of a hook and line, or any other 
device whatever.' 

Green Lake. — No person or persons shall set, place, or use any gill, 
fyke, pound, seine, dip, or other net or snare, or cause the same to be 
set, placed, or used, in Green Lake, in Green Lake County, including all 
streams, creeks, sloughs, bayous, marshes, and waters adjacent and trib- 
utary to said Green Lake. No person or persons shall fish for, catch, or 
kill with any device, or cause to be fished for, catched, or killed with any 
device, any trout, pike, pickerel, or black bass, during their spawning sea- 
son, in saicl Green Lake, including all streams, creeks, sloughs, bayous, 
marshes, and waters adjacent and" tributary to said Green Lake. The 
spaAvning season shall be construed as follows : For trout, from the first 
day of September to the fifteenth day of April; for pike and pickerel, from 
the tenth day of April to the fifteenth dav of Mav; and for black bass from 
the first day of 3Iay till the first day of July. This Act shall not be con- 
strued to prevent the catching of minnows, shiners, and chubs with min- 
now nets, for bait, nor the spearing of suckers in said Green Lake, and 
which is herebv declared lawful. 



80 American Game and Fish Laws. 



WYOMING, 



WJien Laicfnl to shoot frame. 

"Wild Fowl may be killed from August 1 to May 1. 

Partridge, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, Prairie Hen, or Grouse from 

Augut^t 15 to November 1. 
Sage Chicken from July Ift to September 15. 

Quail, Snipe. Curlew, and Plover are protecteil at all times. 

Insectivorous birds protected. 

Possession of above birds during prohibited season is unlawful. 

Deer, Elk, Moose, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat, Antelope. — 
Unlawful to kill the above animals except for the purpose of supplying 
one's family with food in reasonable quantities. Unlawful to sell the 
carcass or the head, horns, of any part thereof. Only three of any of the 
above animals in one week may be killed by one person. Having in pos- 
session more than this number is iJrima facte evidence to convict. 

The sale of hides and horns prohibited. 

Buffalo, Bison. — Hunting of buffalo and bison is prohibited for ten 
years from March 15, 1890. 

Beaver. — It is unlawful to trap or kill anv beaver for ten years 
fi-om March 15, 1890. 

FISH. 

Trout. — It shall be unlawful to kill or destroy or have in possession 
for any purpose at any time any trout less than six inches in length, nor 
shall it be lawful to kill or take,"^or have in possession, any trout or food 
fish taken or killed during the months of December, January, February, 
March, April, and May, or either of said months, in any year,'and the pos- 
session or selling or offering for sale of trout or other food fish during the 
months above mentioned shall be prima facie evidence to convict. 

Private Waters. — It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to 
kill or take any trout or other fish, in an}^ manner whatsoever, from any 
private lake, pond, or stream, used for the propagation of such fish, except 
by the consent of the proprietor of such lake, pond, or stream. 

Sawdust, Chemicals, etc. — It shall be unlaMful for the owner of any 
sawmill, reduction woi'ks, smelters, refining or concentration works, or 
any ol the employees thereof, or any other person or persons whatsoever, 
to deposit, throw, or in any way permit to pass into any natural stream, or 
any lake wherein are living iish, any sawdust, cheinicals, or other sub- 
stance or substances that will or may tend to the destruction or driving 
away from such waters of any fish. 

Poison, Drugs, Explosives. Hook and Line only. — It shall be un- 
lawful for any person to kill or take any tish by the use of any poison or 
deleterious drug, or bj^ the use of any exi)losive"sul)stance, or by the erec- 
tion of any weir, dam, or other artificial obstruction, or by the use of any 
net, seine, or device whatsoever, except by hook and line. ^ 

Dam, Net, Service TVeir, Trout Line. — Sect. 7. It shall be unlawful 
for any person or persons to erect or place, or caused to be erected or 
placed, across any of the rivers, creeks, ponds, or lakes, any dam, net, ser- 
vice weir, trout line, or any other obstruction, in such a manner as to prevent 
the free passage of fish up, down, or through such waters. 



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